IAllOlllCE II \\ OI B!,,:\<, \I GIWERY IU S I ' \'(' I{ \\ I NaumGabo ....,__.. .,.,.. ,.tim. M<>oopf1nts BIJ;GAU & NOiTU IND!A,'' CUISINE ends 24th Oct. hliomladlr$ Colin Baxter's SrpnltClrT)"-Ool M.. Scotland the Nature r.u11 ... rorv"""*'5 of the Lend 21·230ct 164HIGHSTREET Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm EDINBURGH Admisston free Toi : 031 -225 ZJ61 EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' NEWSPAPER FREE CONTENTS THURS 7OCT1987 NE\NS • An indepth guide on how to survive life at KB, a must for all would-be scientific persons. • The truth about the "hackworld". Can the people behind the declarations expres­ sed in your EUSA Stu­ dent Handbook really be that sincere? L ·ETTERS • None! There's actu­ ally no letters on the • • letters page this week ~ . because a. this is a special Freshers' Week issue and b. because we're waiting for you the readers to send us your observa­ "Now, where are the EUSA offices again?" tions upon life as we know it. IVIUSIC • An extremely help­ ful venue guide for all new arrivals to the city. •A preview of what's coming up on the band scene. THE CE\TRE FOLD • See the bare essen­ tials revealed in this week's centre page spread! Rear of the Year: Oh! Don't look so glum Sara, Studenrs out today! . Freshers'VVeek'87 ~~-.-- • Guides to theatres and galleries for all you cultural type~. FEATUR'ES • Exposes on Edin­ burgh's pubs, shop­ ping facilities and a! even our own Unions. FILIVI • An amazing film giving away, including an exclusive James Bond pen competition. VVe did We're Back! with._ a year's pass to the Cameo thrown in. This all this for you, read- term we're also celebrating our 100th birthday and to ers. coincide with this we thought we'd give Student the fresh new "look" that it so proudly deserves. Regular SPORT Yes, Scotland's brightest and bubbliest student • Find out where to go newspaper is back in action! This will be somewhat to pump your i~on. of a relief for our regular readers who have had to suffer the summer without the paper. Hopefully too, BACK PAGE readers will doubtless be impressed by this, and all • Auntie Doris sorts we'll manage to cheer up some of you new arrivals. you new people are p-robably thinking at this you out. moment, "Gosh, there is life after Freshers' VVeek. We • The student Infor­ Also, we have great delight in presenting to you THE must SUBSCRIBE to Student this year", or even mation Service helps GREATEST FILM COMPETITION EVER INVENTED! better, "VVe must go down to the offices at 48 you out. Turn to page 14 and witness the fabulous prizes we're Pleasance and join in the fun"! PUBLISHED BY EUSPB "'EVVS THURS 8 OCT 1987 Summer N~ws round-up Student Desc rim in at i b n ends ~==-----a-nd-n-ew-s-fea-tu-re-s.-W-ew-il-1 a-lso""" be continuing our series of investigative reports - "AXE", by Martin Corley and regular features such as The last few weeks of the the 1988 exams. However, stu· response from the University, IT'S NEWS Campus to Campus • summer term saw a victory for dents who do not take part in but there is still a great deal of News is the most exciting; To do all this, News needs the Animal Experimentation animal experiments may still work to be done." important and interesting part writers, thinkers, drawers, drin· Working Party; from this year The working party also be restricted in their choice of of Student. kers, photographers, phil· students taking Biology I will subjects in later years. The caused the first emergency However, this statement sophers, designers and whiners. not be required to participate School of Biology also agreed meeting of the SRC for many plainly contravenes the first rule You must fit into at least one in experiments on animals. to give a lecture and seminar years. The meeting was called of the news pages, which is that .. The working party was origi· on the ethics and practice of in order to adopt the working cat~ory they shall be factual and ""'"""'.,....,.,...,........ .-----­ nally set up by the SRC after a animal experiments as part of party's "Students' Charter for numbers of students expres· the Biology I course, and to ref-· violence free science", and to unbiased. Not to mention accu· ·sed ·their fear!t of discrirttina· rain frcim placing a statement secure funds to send a copy of· rate and concise. Noble words. tion in the June exams. in ' the University prospectus the charter to II first years. the Good rules. But ones which few Consultations between Ben warning that animal motion was passed almost writers have difficulty in obey· unanimously. ing. Paechter, working party con· experimentation may be This year, in addition. to our vener, ·and Dr. Truman, di rec· required. The working party The final task undertaken by the working party was the comprehensive ~·factual, ~~=~====~~==.J tor of the Biology Teaching felt that such a statem,ent unbiased, accurate and concise) investigation of "alternative" Unit, 1ed to a promise not to ·might dissuade those con­ news coverage, we will be intro· practicals, such as demonstra­ discriminate against students cerned with animal welfare ducing new features into the tions, videos, and interactive mi sing practicals for reasons of from applying to Edinburgh. news pages. We hope to pro· Polygon videos. It was hoped that these conscience, including an Commenting on the success vide depth and focus to current investigations would continue assurance that alternative Mr Paechter said "We were news items through comment questions would be included in very pleased w ith the positiVF• in the new academic year. saved Academics fear for freedom over tenure Polygon, the imprint of Publi­ cations Board and unique in by Anjali Dholakia and although their tenure is sec­ being the only student-run The forthcoming Education Oxford University, have . ure if they remain in their exist­ publishing house in Europe, Bill will include provisions to described the proposals as an ing post they would lose it if they was threatened with closure reform the system of academic interference in the way in which ever transferred to another at the end of last term. tenure in Britain's universities universities handle their internal institution. Due to essential repairs that and colleges. affairs. Critics of the proposals have had to be carried out at Teviot According to an outline of The government proposes suggested that this could lead to Row Union, a sum of roughly proposed legislation released by that academics can be made a loss of "academic freedom" the Department of Education redundant if they are not doing £20,000 had to be found to whereby staff who did research finance this project. An and Science this will give univer- their job properly, or that t~e job into unpopular areas could be emergency although badly sities greater "managerial free- they were employed for 1s no forced out of their jobs. There attended meeting of Finance dom by removing restrictive' longer necessary .. A '!'emb.e~ <;>f have also been suggestions that provisions concerning academic staff can also be d1~m1ss .ed 1f 1~ 1s Committee of . the Students' proposals for existing Association was called to di tenure" no longer seen as f1nanc1allyv1a- academics are unproductive as How~ver , opponents of . the ble to employ ~im. Existi"9 staff cuss the situation. At this meet­ they would have no incentive to ing the then treasurer; David changes, among them Sir Pat- could .~e .d1sm1ssed for a ~ood move to other institutions as Duncan, presented a paper nck Neill, Vice~ Chancellor ,..1 cause including inefficiency they would lose their tenure. outlining various money sav­ Students Welcome to ing proposals. A heated debate followed, HEY YOU! during which it became appa­ CAMPUS TO CAMPUS rent that only two courses of Synapse, the Edinburgh Campus to Campus compiled by Sandra Catto action were feasible - either a EURO PA one percent increase in Union Medical School journal, is, Management .Charge which looking • for new talent! Card Question of would have effectively occur­ WINE BAR red a one penny rise on food Anicles, 7etters and cartoons Consciousness Black and White and drink at the Unions; or are all required for the Infirmary Street Fashion conscious students of A move to de-segre~ te halls total cessation of all Polygon forthcom ing autumn issue. Loughborough University will of residence at a South African activities. A · vote was called, !where else can you enjoy fabul~ have an additional extra to hype universify has divided white stu· which resulted in a four to · 119t end cold meals from . Contact: their street cred this term. dent opinion down the middle. A three decision to axe Polygon . 12 noon-9 p.m. However, Polygon's future SYNAPSE "Smart Cards" - genuine plas­ vote on the proposal for mixed Als0117 our Sunday Lunches fi'om tic cards containing microp­ residence at a 1,500 student was saved when EUSA was 12.30-2 p.m. c/oEUSPB, rocessor chips - will be issued strong meeting last year g_iven a grant from the Univer]!t".& to the students hot off GEC pres­ resulted in equal opinion, for s1ty only the next day, coverin ~ Look OU1 far olir-Golden Oldill 48 Pleasance, Teviot repairs· bill in fulL fitht'"'YT_., llldCIUf ses by Midland Bank. Not to be and against. Results from a Edinburgh. left behind, other companies are referendum on the issue, con­ In a seemingly paradoxical SundlyNlght Dia fast following suit in the man­ ducted by university authorities move, Publications Bo ard was liblaMllY hi ufacturing and marketing of last month, have not as yet been also facing expansion at the "Smart Cards" - Bull CPS, released.