A New Voice Gold of the Pharaohs Rector Can Serve and That's Albertina

MONEY MONEY TO ALL Wl10 SELL TO ALL WHO SELL STUDENT STUDENT ASK AT THE OFACES ASK AT THE OFFICES 20p CONTENTS NEVVS • Rectorial elections • Namibian students in Edinburgh • NUS demo in London LETTERS Apathy, answers and arguments. IVIUSIC • Microdisney interview • Deacon Blue competition THE CE\'! RE FOLD Students Guide to the Rectorial Elections '88 ARTS • EUChambe~ Orchestra • Printmakers' Workshop Hear no evil .. Feel no evil ._•. Photos by Victor Steddy • Netherbow FEATURES • Fashiori in Edinburgh • An inside look at The A New Voice Gold of the Pharaohs Rector can serve and that's Albertina. He stressed tha-t as much time as possible to by Tom Bradby exactly what I'd like to be." A lbertina's campaign for doing as good a job as Rector Richard Demarco saw the Rector would be reported inthe as I would now." Despite the uninspiring sur problem in grander terms. black newspaper the New roundings of Cowan House Edinburgh as threatened by "a Nation in Soweto on Wednes likewise Steven Talbot JCR the 1988 Rectorial Hust terrifying extraordinary power, day which would help to bring would baulk no doubt concern ings got off to a brisk start with a kind of machine, quite people together and "cut down ing the commitment of Lindi some of the candidates show devilish, I would imagine, at the communication bloc way, Albertina's daughter in ing a tendency towards lengthy work, I don't want to get into kages." ca rrying out the duties of the speeches in order to get the politics here by saying it is the A member of the Demarco Rectorship; " People from point across. fault of this part or the next but camp asked a question expres South Africa involved in the Christopher Lipscombe con I would say, in the words of that sing doubt as to whether some struggle don't get involved in fessed in his initial spiel that he oldScottish song, I can see the of the candidates would be as things like that unless they've was not a " h ousehold name" approach not of Edwards committed to being Rector in thought about it. And when but pointed out that, as a stu power but of Maggies power . their third year as they were they do they don't do it by half dent, he saw the problems fac .and feel the approach of bat· now. measures. That's just the way • Feature on the ing our University and that he tie." Muriel Gray rejected such the struggle is- ou're struggl importance of the was prepared to stand up and Mr Demarco brought up innuendo unequivocally. "All 1 ing for your life over there." say "things that have to be Franklin D. Roosevelt as a man can say is if you have a duty to Mr Lipscombe said that his Cameo and said." who had acted-who had said anything ... you have to make a ca reer was as yet undecided, Filmhouse in Muriel Gray said in a short, to the world "this generation very conscious decision how but that he would be in Edin Edinburgh sharp speech that one of the has a rendezvous with you are going to perform that burgh for at least the next two • Stakeout reasons she agreed to stand destiny," this Mr Demarco duty. In three years time l years and if he wasn't after that was that she had been a stu- thought, was what our genera would imagine if my career it wouldn't, anyway, jeopardise .. dent in easier times and that tion had and we had "to fight hasn't taken a complete nose his effectiveness as Rector. she felt that "the very nature of for the truth and freedom." dive; I would think that my On the crucial issue of media SPORT further education is under Steven Talbot who was responsibilities would be coverage and concrete plans of incredible threat just now and speaking for Albertina Sisulu exactly the same." She stres action Muriel Gray said that her • Rife, rowing and nobody seems to be speaking outlined the oppressive nature sed that there was no question real concern would be to · in rugby up for you ... If I can be a voice South African life for blacks and of her living anywhere else but spire the people of Edinburgh for you in any way I think that is stressed that we could help the Edinburgh and that in three the most important function a fight for freedom by electinR years time she woUld "devote Continued on page 3 PUBLISHED BY EUSPB In brief Back to School to opt oUt precipitates "the by Elaine Wilson break-up of the public education EUSA's Transition Com system". mittee is currently launch "With unity we might just Parallels between the plights ing its " Back To School" win" was the message Norman of the health service and the project which aims to Willis, General Secretary of the education system were drawn encourage students to go TUC, imparted. to 15,000 stu by NUPE's General Secretary back to their secondary dents on how to fight the Educa Rodney Bickerstaff, as he felt schools or colleges and sell tion Reform Bill. access to both was increasingly Photo by To'by Scott Edinburgh University as the dependent on wealth. He went - ---;--=-,,-=--- Liddell, another illustrious alum p1aceto be. The students h"ad come to The committee are par London on Saturday from uni ~~~~~~vt~a~t~~t~=~:~thi~~o~~a~ ___cb::iYc:Ca=th,,_y_::M::::;•eo•:::• __ nus whose connection with the world of sport is w ell known. ticu larl y looking for people versities, polytechnics and col "charisma bypass operation" last Friday, the actor Ian from Scottish state schools leges throughout Britain to pro Speaking to Student, Mr on his last visit to hospital. Charleson presented a cheque Charleson said: "'This place has (although all are welcome) test against Kenneth Baker's Bill The struggle of Newbattle for £5,000 from the General in line... with the University's (GERBIL), and were joined by a lot of potential - if they had Abbey was singled out for a Council (Graduate) Appeal to some money they could fulfil it." push to encourage more NHS workers, teachers and lee· mention, and an appeal was Alan Chainey, Director of Physi people from Scottish state turers, as well as representatives Despite his role in " Chariots made for a11 student unions to cal Education. of Fire", Mr Charleson ls not the schools to apply here. of the Namibiarl National Stu send messages of support to the The money is to go towards Those interested in taking dents' Organisation. Symboli sporty type. He said: " I never did beleaguered college. the development of a Frtness a day's sport in my life... part can get further informa qilly the march was headed by Peter Thatchell spoke of the Asseument and Sports Injury tion and an application form lesbian and gay societies who Mr Charleson is currently determination of lesbians and ClinicattheUniversity's Pollock appearing in a successful pro from Fiona Cook or Lorna are currently fighting the Gov gays to fight Clause 28 of the Sports Centre. Davidson down at the EUSA ernment's Clause 28, and they duction of Tennessee Williams' Local Government Bill and Mr Charleson, an Edinburgh offices. led it past Downing Street and " Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" now in Namibian students at the rally University graduate. starred in Glasgow. Whitehall to a rally in Hyde Park. condemned British investment the film " Chariotsoffire" Eric ;~;;~~h~f~i~~~~~~~~a~;ot~~~; _________as ._ ________ _ All the speakers supported Mr Willis' sentiments, and Fred Jar Action vis, General ·Secretary of the country. The first week of next NUT, went on to slam the Bill as The meeting ended with Pat a "wrecking Bill", not one of Young of the NUS stating that term has been designated reform, and that in London it the march must be on ly part of a by the SAC as a week of represented "demolition". wider protest campaign against action for education. The He felt -the overall impact Baker's Bill, and that the large highlight of the week will be would be to set British education turnout showed that students the Festival for Education back 40 years, especially when can be mobilised on issues they and other events will include question times, a the ability of secondary schools believe in. rally and daily Midweek VICE! extras covering various issues. Anyone interested in by Ian Robertson children and was therefore getting involved should go "disgusted that she had to the meeting on Thursday banked four times." 3rd march at 1 pm in Teviot. The mock Parliamentary Concluding an incisive argu debate last Monday discussed ment he followed on with "the Medics March a modest little package put for Pope is the head of the Roman ward by the "Independent Catholic Church and he never Money Socialists" to abolish the banked." by Sung Khang protesters, there was little likeli House of Lords, Private The .J!.lliance and Conserva hood of a reversal of the govern· Schools and the Monarchy. tives found it hard to cope with Money ment's decision to put ancillary The planned debate on edu this intensive invective, only On Wednesday 24 February, services out to competitive ten cation was cancelled because able to offer arguments that 180 Edinburgh medical stu dering or of increased funding Michael Forsythe, MP could not would be laughed out of a first Money dents, including members of the . for the NHS.

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