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The University of Surrey Students’ Union Newspaper issue 1055 www.ussu.co.uk THURSDAY 20 MARCH 2003 $20 UNISPORT SPORTS DAY Monday night sees the Union open its doors to a £6 “all you can drink” extravanganza Details of how to get involved with this year’s sports day, taking place Sparkle drinks “on their heads” next Wednesday over at the Varsity THE STUDENTS’ UNION has turned its £9 all- Centre. It’s silly you-can-drink Monday evening on its head stuff, but so are and will offer students the opportunity to a lot of things | drink all they can for just £6 next Monday page 24 evening. Starting off the final week of semester in RED HOT CHILLIS (AT USSU) style, the offer halves the deal that was pre- sented this time last year and gives students A review of the the chance to celebrate their final week be- Red Hot Chilli fore a holiday of probable revision. Peppers on their Numbers for Monday evenings have been recent tour of steady throughout the semester, despite the the UK, with introduction of the “drinking lounge” style pictures ofdrum- offer. Rumours have suggested that to break mer Chad Smith even on a £9 night, the Union must admit at playing at a least 400 students, though this figure has not master class been confirmed. held at USSU In other Union entertainments news, Lisa last week | page 17 Maffia - the female vocalist who guested with So Solid Crew - will join Shola Ama at IN THIS WEEK’S PAPER the Union for the MTV sponsored Blues & Soul Tour, which will be held at the Union Lights. Camera. Action. on Wednesday 14th May. The popular Or- ange tour - which also made it onto the front News on the campaign and the Vice Chan- page of barefacts in a previous slow news cellor’s visit to the Southway underpass late week - will also be returning to the Union, last week News | page 3 this time on Friday 9th May. What are the important issues? As if this wasn’t enough, DJ Yoda will be There is a time and a place for everything. playing the Union tomorrow (Friday) night Now is not the time to be moaning about after Chesney proved himslef once again the cost of education Opinion | page 5 last night (Wednesday) to be the One and Only to a packed Union. The situation as I see it Graeme Phillips looks at the past, present and future as the world moves closer to war with Iraq Opinion | page 6 Vice Chancellor’s message to the University Kevin Spacey does Kevin Spacey THE VICE CHANCELLOR, Professor Patrick BY RICHARD WATTS will be affected in different ways. The Life of David Gale proves to be nothing Dowling, has issued a letter to all members If any member of the University feels a more than an exercise in taking the moral of the University concerning the situation in writing to all members of the University need for some additional support at this highground barearts | page 9 the Middle East. The statement comes at a community. time, there are a range of groups and services More time at gigs than in lecture time when there is much uncertainty facing Ever since its foundation the University has available which provide an opportunity for Alongside the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the many members of UniS’ student population prided itself on the multicultural nature of its discussion, a way of meeting people with music team review Lemon Jelly, Har Mar and calls for “respect and tolerance” at UniS. student and staff bodies. Many nations and a similar background, or just a safe place Superstar and Placebo barearts | page 16 The full text reads as follows: “At this time indeed many religious faiths are represented to talk and explore thoughts and feelings of increased tension in the world, I am on our campus. We have a long history of in confidence. Some examples include the Bouncing their way to success different groups and communities studying, student societies run under the auspices National success for the trampoline squad working and living together, united in a of the Students’ Union, the Chaplaincy as medals are won left, right and centre at desire for learning and the advancement of Centre which has links to a range of faith national championships Sport | page 24 knowledge and in the pursuit of professional communities, and the staff and student and personal development. counselling services. Although it is in the nature of our University Whatever the immediate outcome of the to actively engage with the real world, tensions in the Middle East, and their long- critically examining and debating the issues term impact on the wider world, each one of the day, at a time such as this we must all of us has a responsibility as a member of seek to live sensitively amongst our peers a learning community to do what we can and colleagues. The challenges presented in our daily lives to promote the universal by the current world climate are many values of respect and tolerance in and and diverse and will impact on each of us around our University.” individually. We will all be affected in some The Students’ Union has also sent out its way, and we must remember that each of the own message of support to students that members and groups within our community might be affected by international issues. 2 NEWS 20 March 2003 Female graduates face unrepayable debt www.thes.co.uk ONCE THE GOVERNMENT’S new £3,000 a year BY PHILIP HOWARD student debt system is in place, women will NEWS EDITOR face an unrepayable debt, finds Lib Dem research. years. According to the research, average female The research assumes the debts to be around earnings are not sufficient to beat the £20,000 when the student leaves university, increases due to inflation, and as such never which the Lib Dems argue would not earn enough to repay the debt caused by happen under their scheme to levy a 50% post-graduation top-up fees. The research top rate tax on those earning over £100,000, show an approximate £30,000 glass ceiling and use the money to abolish tuition fees on average female wages, at which point and reintroduce grants. Phil Willis, the Lib the repayment of debts is even less able to Dems’ education spokesman, said: “The compensate for the rises due to inflation, and implications of this paper are enormous the debt actually increases. By comparison, and reveal that the average female graduate the average projected male earnings rise will never be able to repay her student debt faster and for longer, sufficient to allow the unless she is given external support.” average man to repayhis loan within 23 University big band concert shows BY SARAH BUTTERWORTH PATS Studio One, and will be conducted EDITOR and performed entirely by students. UK endowments far behind US Tickets for both events can be obtained IN A REPORT on the relative sizes of US and balance, however, as although Oxford and ON THURSDAY 27Th March the University of from the University Box Office on 01483 UK university endowment funds, the gap Cambridge have spend 800 years amassing Surrey Big Band are presenting a concert 686876 and cost £2 for the Big Band, and between the US and the UK is huge writes their fortunes, Havard have managed to in PATS Studio One. The band are also are free for the Pops Orchestra. Philip Howard. Far ahead of other UK move from $1.7bn to $18bn since 1981. currently rehearsing for the national finals universities, even Oxford and Cambridge Peter Lampl, the trust’s chairman said: “The of the BASBWE/Boosey and Hawkes (with around £2bn each) would only relatively short time fram of these changes Band Festival which are taking place in come 15th in the US list, which is headed suggests the gulf is bridgeable, but it will Manchester during the Easter holiday. by Harvard – standing proud at £10.7bn. tke substantial increases in unit funding On a similar vein, Saturday 22nd March sees Surprisingly, Surrey makes the top 10 list and a revolution in our attitudes to, and the debut performance of the new University in the UK, with an endowment of £59m, mechanisms for, charitable giving” reports Pops Orchestra. Formed only in November, the highest placed of the 1994 group, and the THES. the orchestra has been rehearsing a mix of outranking 10 of the 19 Russell Group Surrey sits well, it would appear, with the repertoire ranging from Abba and Queen to members. Even so, Surrey would be placed report, which advises promoting alumni the Beatles, as well as some compositions 305th in the US list, highlighting the sheer relations – barefacts would like to direct its written by students from the Music difference of scale of US universities’ readership to the Surrey Alumni Society’s Department. The concert takes place in endowments. weekly article, on page 8 of this week’s The report offers hope for redressing the barefacts. HEFCE recommends specialisation IN ITS 2003-08 strategic plan (draft), the BY PHILIP HOWARD Higher Education Funding Council for NEWS EDITOR England has laid out the groundwork for the government’s plans to push universities even rewards for individual academics. Sir towards specialisation. It identifies the core Howard said “Teaching and learning are areas of a university’s work as teaching, a core business of higher education. With research, widening participation and teaching, because students are involved, links with business and the community, it’s important to ensure that the worst are with the option of specialising in one raised to the level of the best.

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