Leeds Studen September 25 www.leedsclotstudent.co.uk Volume 29: Issue No.1 r-a\z rft issi) Republica reveal all ahead of their double dates in Leeds HOUSING OVER TO YOU, JACK OLD BOY FARCE .4 FOR NEW INTAKE Freshers forced to live in makeshift rooms By ALEX GUBBAY do with temporary rooms. and university to reimburse the students arc still waiting to he allocated for the inconvenience caged. & MATT GENEVER Another group of students could not move into their university properties OVER thirty freshers have A TALE OF TWO tin Springfield Mount us refurbishment been sleeping in hall libraries work had not been completed on time. COCK-UPS But fortune was on their side. They and common rooms this week were put up in the four star Merrion as university accommodation Full story page 7 litimle hotel at the contra: ton' rivn se. With Sky television. en-.our HARD LAIIIOUlt Home Secretary Jack Straw MP was back on campus reached breaking point. bathrooms and full cooked bleak fits's. thio wank to give the Frank Dawtry lecture at the Tenth Anniversary The Leeds University students permanent housing. they sot-in:him manageA t •111-05T Conference of the Centre for criminal Justice Studies Pic: Alex Gubbay had no alternative but to make And LPL' have called on the the week a little better THE DEATH OF FREE EDUCATION - DOES ANYBODY REALLY CARE? SEE PAGES 4-5 NEWS Leeds Student, Friday September 25 1998 Campus copper to co-ordinate new initiatives CAMPUS COPPER Matt By ALEX GUBBAY Hearing is set to co-ordinate a series of new police universities, who are both initiatives designed to extremely good at ss ii i h,-■, .11) improve the protection of anti I'm ohs Must!, rco..: i students against crime. to other Ideas. PC Hearing. who has recently -But this job is important taken on the job of liaising to me and the people at Millgarth between the police. both Leeds and we want to make it work." universities and the Leeds Claire Vogeli, Welfare Officer General Infirmary, will monitor at LU U. wholeheartedly supports LMU takes over the introduction of an enlarged the introduction of the scheme. safety- corridor between "The whole idea is to provide Westwood and Millgarth police both male and female students stations. with people to accompany them This will run along Otley home at night. local college Road and so cover the majority "It should also give students of Headingley, Hyde Park and much more sense of security in Woodhouse where most students Hyde Park and 'Woodhouse and HARROGATE College's By MATT GENEVER live. help reduce the demands on the proposed merger with "There will he a high Women's minibus." LMU has become a reality at Harrogate. It would he a concentration of uniformed police Students generally seemed after Government hit arrogant of us to come. officers in this area," he equally enthusiastic about the approval for the plan was along from Leeds and say confirmed." Walk Safe initiative. granted this summer. This is what you are getting' "And especially in the first Paul Hulse, a Fine Art 3rd The move. which formally as we've never studied or lived term to ensure that new students Year student at LMU. said: took place on August 1, will in Harrogate. arc not victimised. We will also "Anything which improves safety result in an influx of new LMU Vice Chancellor he running a series of plain- is a good idea. It's a nice idea. students to the university as Leslie Wagner added that the clothed initiatives." Cheers!" it will now cater for students move was important to break On a longer-term basis. PC And Tom Mowaje, a 3rd Year from 16 years of age to those down the divisions between Hearing hopes to help pioneer studying Graphics at LMU, said: on Ph.D programmes. further and higher education. the introduction of the Walk Safe "You can study and think more And LMUSU have He said: "Our first priority scheme in Leeds in conjunction clearly when you don't have allocattal sabbaticals a day to is to develop further education with both student unions. to worry so much about people work with staff and students provision in Harrogate to The programme. originally waiting to attack you. at the Harrogate site. Their provided the widest range of devised at Newcastle University. "But I still feel the street work will be aimed at opportunities for all age pumas involves volunteers escorti ne lightings in Hyde Park should providing a similar range of and to met the needs of the those who want to he he improved as it' real ly scary services to members in Leeds. business and social accompanied around campus at walking through it at night. and although trying to cater for communities." night and also back to halls of there are often people trying the different age ranges at the The college provides a residence. to walk home drunk." college. range of part time and full "We are hoping to get 'Walk Anyone wishing to talk to Rob Southwood, Vice tune courses. and this merger Safe' off the ground in the next PC Hearing about these new President of Student coincides with the 100th couple of months, so I will initiatives or anything else Development. explained: "We anniversary of the founding definitely be on the look out for relating to personal security want to provide students with oldie first technical training volunteers. issues on the university campuses things that they want and need ...olleve in Harrogate. "I have u lot of respect for should contact him at Millgarth the seeuri officers at both police station on 241 3040, HEAR FOR YOU: Newly-appointed PC Matt Hearing Leeds University Union, PO Box 157, LEEDS LS1 1UH Editorial: Tel: (0113) 243 4727 Fax: (0113) 246 7953 Leeds Student Email: [email protected] Advertising Tel: (0113) 231 4293 Fax: (0113) 244 8766 Leeds Student is an independent newspaper serving students at Leeds University, Leeds Metropolitan University and other colleges in and around Leeds. All our journalists abide by a code of conduct but please contact the editor if you have any problems. Comments and contributions are always welcome. 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RING OUR 24-HOUR NEWSDESK ON (0113) 243 4727 -77 Leeds Student, Friday September 25 1998 NEWS GIGS-A-PLEMY FOR LEEDS GRADUATE FOLLOWING AWARD • ■ n t IC MARC MY WORDS, THIS GUY'S GONNA BE GOOD: Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award winner March Haynes receives his prize and congratulations from celebrated comedians David Baddiet and Harry Enfield. The other judges on the panel were Charlie Higson from The Fast Show, Bruce Hills of the Montreal 'Just For Laughs' Festival and Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph Editor AN ENGLISH graduate from Br ALEX GlIBBAY "You couldn't see it on the TV but Leeds University is getting used when they switched the camera. I just to life as a celebrity a month to started shrieking like a monkey. But I do remember one woman "Harry Enfield was brilliant as the day after winning the Daily who did seem a trifle upset at having Telegraph's Open Mic Award well. He's just the nicest bloke you to talk to me having interviewed Oasis could ever wish to meet." in Edinburgh. the very same morning!" In true student style though. the 22-mar-old Man: Haynes has been Marc won L2,0(10 for his funnyman money Marc won in Edinhugh has inundated with interview requests routine in the finals of the nationwide already disappeared. "I used the first since his fantastic triumph. He is competition which is open to any £500 to pay off my debts from writing a regular colum for his local aspiring comedian who has not been university. and gave my parents E.500 newspaper down in London, is already paid to do stand-up comedy before. as a present." he explains. doing a regular series of gigs on the Highlights of the final round. I'm nut exactly sure what happened London comedy circuit and has an contested in front of a panel of judges in ihe other £1000 though. I must have appointment with BBC producers including David Baddiel and Harry frittered it away on things like Star in October Enfield, were shown on Channel 5 Wars figures and Morecambe and Not had for a month's work. last Sunday night. So did he enjoy Wise videos I guess,- "II has been absolutely insane since watching his triumph on the television? One thing Marc does know for I won." he admits. "I seem to have "Tolle honest, I still can't believe sure is that he is booked on to the spoken to everyone and it does get a I won. I was genuinely surprised on Carling Ice Comedy Network, so hit annoying saying the same thing the night because I actually screwed expect to see him back at Ll.'11 some over and over again.