22/11/01 The University of Surrey Students’ Newspaper www.ussu.co.uk Issue no: 1020 FREE The World After Will you watch Barearts What’s On? the Queen’s 8 Page Ents Pullout September 11th Speech? p9 - 16 p5 p3 p6-8, 17-20 News in Brief BY REUBEN THOMPSON Accident Levis Thrash Tesco In Court In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the European Court of Justice ruled that Tesco could not import brand Claims Two name goods from the United States and elsewhere and sell them at lower prices than the officially rec- ommended ones. The supermarket chain had been buying goods at Lives On wholesale prices abroad (i.e. not in the EU) and then selling them on at reduced prices, and undercutting the brands' own chains by up to forty per cent. A spokesperson for Campus Levi Strauss, who sued the compa- ny over the affair said that it was good news for the consumer as "it BY TRISTAN O’DWYER Emergency services and will help to guarantee choice and Editor University security were on the the availability of new and interest- scene within minutes but unfortu- ing products". You have to won- A car crash on the morning of nately nothing could be done to der… Friday 16th November has result- save the men’s lives. The men have ed in the deaths of two young men. been named by Surrey Police as Plane Spotters Arrested For The accident occurred at around Mark Herbert and David Davies, Boring Hobby 12:30 AM on the Campus perime- both 23 years of age. Both men ter road at the bottom of the Duke lived in Guildford, although Mr A group of twelve British and of Kent building. It is still unclear Davies was originally from Wales. Dutch plane spotters (!) were arrest- exactly what happened, and a Neither of the men were students ed in Greece after they got rather Police enquiry is taking place, but at UniS. too close to a secret air base. They it is thought the car, a green and Police are investigating the event are charged with a series of espi- onage offences that relate to photos silver Nissan Micra, was travelling to determine what happened and and notebooks found on them. A over the speed limit of 15 mph why the men were on Campus. If BBC observer commented that they down the hill and lost control after anybody has any information they were likely to be released. driving around a chicane. It then think could be useful they should appears that the car hit the kerb contact PC Bashford of Surrey Can't Stop the Rock… and rolled onto its side, before Police, on 01932 569922 striking a lampost (see picture, Talks between Jack Straw, the right). Foreign Secretary and his Spanish counterpart concluded on Tuesday with an agreement that the Treaty of Utrecht agreement from 1969 on Controversial Terminal Five Given Go-Ahead Gibraltar, would still stand, and that no transfer of sovereignty could BY REUBEN THOMPSON The new terminal, which is wel- air pollution and traffic congestion." Marshes site is unforgivable, due to take place without the agreement of News and Political Editor comed by trade unions, air carriers The eleven local authorities that sur- the prevalence of rare wild flowers the population of the rock. Tory for- and BAA, will be operational by round the proposed development also and wading birds which inhabit the eign affairs spokesman, Michael The government signalled on 2007 if current plans are kept to, opposed it on similar grounds. unused part of the site. The rest is Ancram, said that he was pleased Tuesday that they were ready to give despite the concerns of local resi- Many have argued that the pro- currently a sewage works, but one to see the upholding of this state of the go ahead to the controversial dents who have mounted a concerted, posed development will provide a must remember that if this goes, it affairs. plans to build a fifth terminal at if ultimately futile campaign. much needed further route in and out will have to be built into green belt London's Heathrow airport, located Campaign leader, Peter Brown, said of Britain for both cargo and passen- land. Altogether, some 550 acres of Regulars less than twenty miles north of on Monday "If T5 gets the go-ahead, gers, which, along with the extra jobs green will go. Guildford and directly adjoining we shall be looking very closely at created, will allow further economic It is difficult to balance the finan- Hounslow and Slough. The trade and the conditions attached." expansion, which the country desper- cial needs of the country with the News 1-2 industry secretary, Steven Byers was Friends of the Earth, who have ately needs at present. This is in environmental needs of the world we Letters 5 quick to point out, however, that the spent the fourteen years since the ini- direct contrast to the environmental- live in at times, but it is clear to see Barearts 6-8, 17-20 approval would be dependant on a tial planning application fighting it, ist and some would say local govern- that even if this scheme goes ahead, Services 22 considerable number of conditions said that the public enquiry had ment, view, which says that public substantial improvements could easi- Sport 24 being met, including restrictions on turned into "a farce", and that BAA transport links are already crowded, ly be made to the transport links, night flights and noise levels, which had "not done proper analysis of there is too much parking on site to preferably with an emphasis on the are far more stringent than current potential disadvantages, such as encourage the use of these facilities, public transport that could so readily controls. 'over-heating' the economy, noise and and that the destruction of the Perry cut levels of pollution in the area. [email protected] 2 News 22/11/01 Well, that’s all for this Semester folks! Editorial Team Editor office, or drop me an e-mail. Tristan O’Dwyer So how have things gone so far then? I’d like to think things have gone Deputy Editor well. Of course there will always be the odd slip up (realising 5 minutes Richard Watts before the print deadline that I didn’t have anything to put on a whole page News and Political Editor in the first issue was quite a major one!), the odd computer crash, or the Reuben Thompson occasional article or advert that goes missing (for which I apologise), but Music Editor that is to be expected. I think most people will have noticed that the tone Kevin Marston of at least the first couple of pages has been slightly more serious than in Film Editor past year, and for that I make no Navroop Sehmi apology. However, we did pick up Sports Editor from some people that perhaps at Dave Chapman the beginning of the semester we Production Editor had been concentrating too much Vacant on covering national and interna- Features Editor tional news and not enough on Vacant Campus and local news. We’ve Arts Editor Just a few of your editorial team - tried to redress the balance and we Vacant Reuben, Kev, Rich and Tris hope we have been successful. What I would say though is that Contributors Well, this is it. Week 12. The dreaded exams are only a couple of weeks we can only report what we know Jana Kristensen away so it is time for us here at Barefacts to bid you farewell. I’d love to about, so if you see anything you Emma Van-Huysse think we should cover, then e-mail be able to keep putting Barefacts out until week 15, but unfortunately that “Come on, own up - Who crashed the Mark Calzaverini us, or call us (ext 9275) and let us isn’t possible. With exams and coursework deadlines looming our editori- computer?” al staff and contributors are going to have to call it a day. Even I don’t know. [email protected] escape exams! Something about not having passed a couple of my finals You may have noticed that this last year. Fingers crossed I’ll get them this time around. weeks issue is slightly thicker than usual. That’s because there’s so much barefacts is an editorially independent newspaper, pub- It’s been a fun semester working on Barefacts, if a little stressful at times. stuff happening in the next few weeks that we thought it would be good to lished by the University of Surrey Students' Union let you know what you can expect to see in the Union. Communications Office. Anyone who’s seen the state of any of the editorial team on a wednesday after pulling an all nighter on this will testify to that. The editorial team I suppose all that is left to say is good luck for the exams, and enjoy the The views expressed within the paper are those of Holidays - I know I will! individual authors, and do not necessarily represent have been fantastic, and there’s no way I’d have been able to do this with- the views of the Editor, the Editorial Board, the out them, so thanks Rich, Kev, Reuben, Dave and Nav. And thanks also to University of Surrey Students' Union or the all of our contributors, both regular and occasional. If there’s anyone out Tris University of Surrey. there who wants to get involved next semester then please pop in to the This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in any form, copied or distributed, without the express permission Nations Promise To of the publisher.