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Putting Students First Issue 957 - Weekly Thursday February 18th 1999 Come on! Putting Come on! Students First National Student Hardship Day This week the Higher year for some courses at National Student Hardship Student Hardship Day on Education Funding certain universities. The Day must ram home the 26 February. I hope all Council for England article refers to a new cus- message that students in those students who voted announced that it is pro- tomer oriented sector, in FE and HE are facing to stay with NUS at viding an extra £20m to which students will be intolerable levels of finan- Birmingham will join me fund the additional costs happy to pay extra for bet- cial hardship and that the and hundreds of thou- incurred by universities in ter !!! government must come up sands of students in send- training students from with extra funds for main- ing a message to the lower socioeconomic These announcements tenance support. David Government that enough groups. The Government highlight the reality of the Blunkett will be reminded is enough. With the also recently announced funding crisis faced by of his ‘student hardship is national union leading that they are establishing students and institutions in a “national disgrace” and a them, together students 13 pilot areas for the pro- the further and higher edu- “badge of shame... quotes, can effect change. Apart posed Education cation sectors. NUS wel- whilst the national survey we achieve nothing.” Maintenance Allowance comes the extra £20m for of student hardship will (EMA) for FE students. widening access and the give union officers clear Andrew Pakes is here in However, also announced pilot schemes for the proof of the reality of Guildford today has been news that. appli- EMA. However, year-on- financial hardship faced (Thursday) as part of the cations for HE have fallen year increases in drop-out by student throughout the Yes for NUS campaign in UniS has been challenged! again, most worryingly by rates to a record level of UK, which they can use our own referendum year. The search has begun for event to help with the selec- over 10% for mature stu- over 1 in 5 students in HE when lobbying MPs in This follows the appear- the teams to compete in the tion process so if you are a dents. The Guardian and higher rates for FE, their constituency surg- ance of Simon Webber, the 1999/2000 series of trivia buff or even if you just Higher Education Section another fall in applications eries. National Secretary of ‘University Challenge’. win £2 on the Pizza Plus also revealed (8 February by mature students to over NUS during Mondays vot- monopoly machine and 1999) that David Blunkett 10% and the very real On the back of a massive ing. Voting concludes Applications are invited quite fancy the idea then is under growing pressure threat of top-up fees being vote of confidence follow- tomorrow and the results from all the UK’s universi- email [email protected]. from universities to dereg- introduced, particularly by ing the Birmingham of the sabbatical elections ties and university colleges ulate tuition fees. Were the elitist ‘Russell’ group University affiliation ref- are due to be announced for teams to take part in the You can either enter a team this to happen, students of universities, shows that erendum Andrew Pakes, around 6pm. toughest quiz programme or volunteer as an individual. would face differential the government is far from NUS National President on television, presented by All expenses are paid for the costs between universities delivering its promise of commented: “We now The post election party the inimitable Jeremy applicants who rank in the and courses, paying in the ‘education, education, look forward to our next and celebrations will go Paxman and produced from top twenty-eight teams in region’ of £ 10,000 per education’. vital goal: National long into the night. Granada Television’s stu- the UK, They will record dios in Manchester. We each episode in Manchester need as broad a team as pos- and five successful appear- sible covering mature stu- ances will guarantee hon- dents, postgrads, engineers, our, glory and academic linguists, musicians etc. kudos. So “Come on! Come There will be a Union quiz on!” Voting Today Austin Pearce Friday Lecture Theatres News 1&2 n Union 3 n Features 4 n Music 5/6 n Entertainments Guide 7 . Features 8 n Personals & Crossword 9 n What’s On 10 n Surrey Pride 11/12 STUDENT COUNCIL - Next Thursday - 6pm - LTD 2 News Thursday 18th February 1999 n Editorial News in Brief by James Buller Psychopaths Imprisoned ith only one day held on Monday nights in been more representative To Protect Public Clinton On Drugs Trip Editor of voting to go, the Grant Mitchell room at and we could have truly Wthe candidates are 6pm. If you want to be part gauged what the student atti- Mentally ill people who pose a Tom Sherwen US President Bill Clinton has been exhausted from campaign- of the decision making tude was.. The next Student threat to others will face permanent visiting Mexico this week. Clinton ([email protected]) ing, the electorate are tired group you are very welcome Council is next week on imprisonment under proposals went to America's southern neigh- of being hassled and the to attend. Thursday 25th February at unveiled by the Government this bour to discuss the environment, sabbaticals are keen to find 6pm in Lecture Theatre D. week. Home Secretary Jack Straw Deputy Editor health and trade. Much of the cross out the identities of their The second controversial announced the plans for protecting border trade between the two coun- Vacant replacements. The cam- topic is the decision of the Finally, some of you may the public on Monday. paign trail, most notably Student Council to allow have noticed a disclaimer in tries however is illicit. Hustings, raised a lot of tobacco sponsorship for the Barefacts: “The views Under current legislation, a person Arts Editor The American drugs market is esti- issues that are both contro- Charter Ball. Following a expressed within the paper can only be sent to a mental institu- mated to be worth $30bn per year. Daniel Jones versial and important. close vote we are now pro- are those of individual tion if a doctor believes their condi- Around 65% of the supplies come Candidates at Hustings ceeding with caution and we authors, and do not neces- tion is curable. Often however this ([email protected]) through Mexico. Clinton must were repeatedly asked about are looking at low profile sarily represent the views of is not believed to be possible. A ascertain if Mexico is doing enough their views on the forthcom- sponsorship deals. The vir- the Editor, the Editorial good example is the case of to combat the problem. If he News Editor ing Miss Great Britain tual 50/50 split in student Board, the University of Michael Stone, who murdered remains unconvinced the US Universe competition. To opinion warranted compro- Surrey Students' Union or Lynne and Megan Russell in Kent James Buller Congress is set to impose sanctions some this sort of “entertain- mise. This Charter Ball will the University of Surrey.” with a hammer. Stone had a severe ([email protected]) on Mexico. Indications are that this ment” is viewed as sexist not have tobacco sponsor- The editorial board will take personality disorder and had actual- will not happen. and discriminatory. To oth- ship and free cigarettes. a decision on any controver- ly requested treatment. There was ers it is harmless fun entered Future events may receive sial article in Barefacts. If nothing that could be done for him Features Editor Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo into by volunteers. Whether backing providing that the the board approve an article however, and although considered Nick Walsh and Clinton also met to discuss bor- you agree with the event or sponsorship deal is of benefit then it goes in. Sometimes dangerous, the authorities had to let der security, and how to control ([email protected]) not is up to you. The fact to all students even if, as is decisions are tough to make him go free. that it is going ahead was up the case with tobacco, they and the editorial vote is pollution and tuberculosis out- to you and you supported only target one sector of the close. However if you do breaks. Music Editor Jack Straw outlined plans to jail psy- the idea. A democratic student body. Should the not agree with some of the chopaths who are considered a dan- Meanwhile the Mexican Secret Andrew Thomas decision was made by the decision have been made in articles published come ger to society. This would affect all Service has apologised for assaults, Ents committee to allow the the first place? If more stu- along to the editorial meet- such patients, whether they had not ([email protected]) it's agents made on news camera event to be held. Ents com- dents attended the Council ing every Monday night at committed any crime or had fin- crews. Security men apparently mittee is an open meeting then the decision would have 7pm in the Barefacts office ished their standard prison sentence punched and kicked newsmen from Sports Editor for a crime. They would be kept CBS and ABC, while Zedillo, behind bars indefinitely. Meanwhile Paul Cliff The Week in Review Clinton and their wives went for a every effort would be made to treat ([email protected]) valentines dinner. by Samad point is should these elec- ly is a day in which women their conditions.
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