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FORA BALANCED ,_'f.riiUniversity of Edinburgh, Old College South Bridge, Edinburgh EHB 9YL VIEW Tel : 031-6671011 ext4308 1 April-13 May GET "NULLIS IN VERBUS" EDUARDO PAOLOZZI ~AIIOCilliaowillllhoflillu;lftstivlloiSciencel Todlnology . Wllhlho ~ ollhoHorryMoootfooa!Dn Tues-Fri 10 am-5 pm Admission Free Subsidised by the Scottish Arts Council 20p Thursday 27th April 1989 DAILY KIRSTY A PASSAGE WARK: THROUGH Tomorrow's INDIA Robin Day? e oca OUDCI by Ewan Ferguson nor "humiliated" because of the asking "how on earth did (they strength and "pride of the mass allow themselves) to get pushed EDINBURGH University movements" against the tax, Mr 'into playing a role in the enforce: politics lecturer, John Hallo Holloway asked the council to ment of this tax?" way, "warned" Lothian Reg "back down" from enforcing his ional Council on Tuesday not fine. Another twist to the story is to enforce his £50 fine for He said that the threats of that it is believed that Mr Hallo refusing to register for the poinding (pricing) his personal way will seek AUT support, and Poll Tax, or Community goods and warrant sales had been that of other unions at Edinburgh Charge. chosen as the "first line of action": University, to prevent the local no attempt was made to collect authorities in arresting his wages. Although only one of many ·the debt in any other way. individuals who atte.Wed the EUCAPT representative, This development has occurred · ~ meeting in the Council's Cham Dave Donahue, told Student that after the Acting Director of ~bers in Parliament Square, Mr of 1700 poindings in Lothian Reg- · Finance of Lothian Regional Holloway constantly reiterated ion in 1988, only 13 went to war during his seven-minute speech Council, David Semple, told the rant sale, because of administra national press that Mr Holloway that the Poll Tax will "not work" tive costs. If Mr Holloway was · in Scotland. had consented to having his wages forced by the Labour Council to arrested. "Its implementation depends to implement such a sale, he would a very high degree on the co-oper rightly have the "warrant sale In line with this development ation of the people," he said, "and party" at-his house, at his chosen EUCAPT is rumoured to intend the people wiJI not co-operate time. to put a motion forward at the because now they have had Mr Holloway finished by ques next student GM to ask EUSA to enough." tioning the socialist principles of refuse ·co-operation with wage Feeling neither "intimidated" Edinburgh's ruling Labour group, arrestment. Student Unions· under fire by Andrew Montgomery shows the existing set-up in a paid by the taxpayer, they fee-l colleges that the Government will tion resulting from two different good light. that unions are another part of the not be able to bring in a realistic types of student, the member and This would dash the plans of the "Dependency Culture". · alternative, there was still felt the non-member. Furthermore, there ATTEMPTS by some Con- Scottish Young Conservatives, The feeling then amongst the need for some defence of the func- is the detrimental situation for the servatives to make member- strong advocates of change in the Conservatives behind the moves tions of individual student unions. non-member in missing out on is that membership of a student ship ofthe National Union of arrang~ment~, ~swell _as Scottish The NUS point to the wide important services at hand, union should be the choice of the EducatiOn Mmister Michael For- range of services available to the including welfare advice. Students voluntary rather · individual student, with the mem o ll syth, also a supporter of such member, including shops, cater- EUSA President Malcolm th an au t omat tc may we not moves. bership fee coming from- the pros ing, sports clubs and university McLeod affirmed that the Associ- get off the ground. Over the • In opposing the automatic pective member. From this, the societies with only about 3% of ation "supports the status quo." past week or so, the NUS and membership feature, the critics student unions would lose a sig funds being spent on political Apart from the problems arising the heads of higher education tal~ of_a "c~osed shop" situati?n ninficant amount of the funding ·clubs (this is Baker's survey's own from such changes, EUSA also establishments have been bemg m existenc~- The Scottish and thus perhaps their effective figures). opposed the alternative on the · · · · 1 f Young Conservatives see the stu- functioning and influence within a ' grounds that it could affect any stu d ymg tmtta results o a dent unions of the NUS as places higher education institution. Tim Walker of NUS UK con- possible future wish of Edinburgh government survey of stu- where the ideas of those who run Although there is a widespread "" curred on this and said, ·aJterna University students to relinquish dent unions in the past year. it are the decisions that go. Furth feeling amongst NUS officials and tive suggested, had drawbacks, their present status in order to lt is believed that this survey ermore, with the funding being many officials in universities and such as the increased adm inistra- affiliate with the NUS. 2 Thursday, April 27-, 1989 NEWS STUDENT Scientists CAMPUS TO CAMPUS Produce GLASGOW The rector, a former career dip The UFC has given Aston none lomat called Paul Scott, was of £70 million earmarked for new "FAT Foreigners in Media elected on Monday night and had academic appointments, with the Wavebreaker Rip-Off Schock!" That is the already called for a "new Scottish situation so serious that in 1989 by Hamish MacKay design and manufacture. headline of the libellious Englightenment" and a new there are only 260 staff, 10 depart Built at an intensive pace over editorial of the last edition of intelelctual philosophy to over ments and three faculties, two to three months, the project the Glasgow University come the "discredited Thaterite whereas in 1981 there were 540 TWO SCIENTISTS from was conceived in March 1988. staff, 24 departments and 4 facul- Edinburgh University's newspaper, the "Glasgow ideology". • I ttes. Chemical Engineering Already the Disney organsiation University Guardian." In his election address Mr Scott declared it was now impossible to Henry Miller, the local AUT Oepartment, Dr's Matthew has indicated to Glasgow-based engineers, Barr and Wray, that it The story behind the headline is talk about education without talk rep, informed Student that the Rea and Carr Gibson, have ing in political terms nowadays. University has had to set up that "journalists" and students at successfully collaborated is considering ordering more Rejoicing in rhetoric Mr scott, search committees in a bid to Glasgow are niffed over the with a Glasgow company to machines for complexes in Paris, said what Scotland was experienc recruit new staff! typesetter's decision to work for produce the world's largest Tokyo and California. Robert Maxwell's new "Glaswe ing was "inte-llectual vandalism", gian" freesheet in addition to their through cuts and harassment. EDINBURGH wave machine. Speaking to Student on behalf weekly quality. A working rector to watch. WHAT is so special about The eight-feet high wave- of both scientists, Dr Rea said he our beloved institution that it breaker was installed at Disney was "very pleased indeed" with Mr Maxwell has apparently AS TON World in Florida last week, and is · the proJ·ect and hoped that the been sent a copy of the newspaper deserves a mention in Cam- expected to open on May 1, hav- University would benefit from the and a reply is cautiously awaited. ASTON doesn't have an arts pus to Campus. ing cost around $1 million in machine's success. The typesetters, meanwhile are Faculty at all, but if the Uni Well, Glenmorangie th distil- 1------------------------- 'vailable for comment. lers are spnsoring the next Par- versity Funding Council get liamentary debate, hosted by EU their way there might not be a Debates Committee on May 1. DUNDEE University at all. The debate will be chaired under A NEW rector has. There is the possibility that an SNP government in Teviot been elected at Dundee Uni Aston's funding may be re Debating Hall. AUT examined and its funds cut follow versity, and his first act of Campus to Campus wonders ing a rift between the University whether the 12 bottles or so of office looks set to be his authorities and the UFC over whisky tQ be donated by Glen torching of the Union flag in Aston's policy of recruiting any morangie will be sufficient for the symbolic defienace of the but the top staff on three year con debaters to be rhetorically topi continue Poll Tax. tracts. cal. Negotiation AS predicted in last week's must prov1de daily reassurance to~ · Student, the Association of those students sitting exams at the Chaplain to University. He implied that in a University Teachers decided deadlock situation like this, spirit last Saturday not to · press needs to be maintained. ahead with industrial action, Meanwhile, contrary to but not to mark examination national policy, Strathclyde AUT papers until the present pay has pressed ahead with its deci dispute is solved. sion to ballot its 800 members. attend meeting Offered a deal by the University Both this week and next, how ever, the AUT is attempting to authorities in line with the by Cathy Milton take place because they believe • It is alleged that he was forced to see as many individual members national pay offer for 1988/89, the Dr. Anderson's stance on Aids resign as Dean of a Theology of the large Committee of Vice union wa balloted earlier this and homosexuality is incompati Faculty at an African University.

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