10 11 1983 OCR.Pdf

2 THE STUDENT Thursday, 10th November 1983 News · · , Move for Deputy President blocked because of C. of M. vote Who rules the rulers -Students? has some still more worrying Last Thursday the Committee of representatives on the Com ideas, namely that "a General Management made the shock mittee of Management. Ewan Meeting is no place to finalise a decision not to allow constitu Hawthorne, this year's Teviot Row motion like this, as it would tional amendments regarding the House Chairman, explained their probably agree with whatever the creation of a Deputy Presidency to reluctance to accept the plan. be presented to the Annual "This plan would reduce respect Executive proposed. A General General Meeting later this month. fat the union house committees Meeting is good as a forum but not Even though the committee voted and concentrate everything on the for detailed discussion - I think 9-7 in favour of the p)an, a two Deputy President, and I would like that should be left to a smaller thirds majority was required ii the to call for a more effective way of forum who are fully aware of all the plan was to be ratified. Yet the improving the Association. This arguments." need for these changes has been was very much Tony Miles· pet What Mr Hawthorne suggests 1s accepted within the student project - he decided what was nothing less than a complete community for the last two years, Heather Lamont in conflict with Ewan Hawthorne. wrong and the best way to deal abrogation of the democratic with it." process by which our Students' and both the current Union over to this year - only to be The most dramatic of the Mr Hawthorne's statement Association is run, and setting up President Heather Lamont and her stopped in their tracks by a mere proposals is that the post of Union reveals the union houses· worries predecessor Tony Miles were handful of people on the new President should be scrapped, and yet another working party does that the creation of a Union elected by landslide majorities, Committee of Management. replaced by a Deputy President not improve the situation. The Executive will lessen the stressing that they intended to rhe organisational changes with wider responsibilities, students of this University are autonomy of the house com carry the measure out. lain which would be brought about by particularly for the Societies· entitled to debate this motion mittees, and that the loss of a Cameron and Ian MacGregor these proposals have been in the Council. The Deputy President themselves, and as for listening to sabbatical post directly concerned report on a situation which air for a long time now. As long ago would retain responsibility for the the Executive - in this instance seriously brings into question as the 81-82 session 1t was felt that Unions however, and to make the with union matters will eradictate the Union President was clearly student control over their repre the post of Union President was no channels between DP and unions their influence within the mandated to achieve these sentatives. longer an effective role in more effective a new committee Association Executive. This takes reforms: it is their job to listen to Constitutional amendments comparison with the other would be formed, the Union no account of the need to spread us. They are being prevented, must be passed by the Committee sabbatical posts, but something of Executive, on which each union the workload of the Executive however, by a group of lesser of Management before they can be a white elephant in jts present house would be represented by a more evenly, and completely office-bearers of whom the presented to a General Meeting, form. In an attempt to repair this Union Vice-President. a post ignores the fact that increased students have only the dimmest and last year's committee - situation, a working party was set roughly equivalent to the current numbers of union representatives knowledge. Perhaps Mr Haw whatever their doubts - did not up under aegis of last year's Union House Chairpersons. working on important Association thorne and his supporters would committees will ultimately make prevent the plan from taking its President, and presented a report But these proposals have now like to explain themselves more the union candidates for natural course. Unfortunately calling for a radical reorganisation been overturned. mostly through fully at the Annual General sabbatical posts much better both the General Meetings to of the Association which 1t was felt the efforts of various union Meeting. Unless, of course, they which the motion was presented qualified. Furthermore , his see sense and reverse their quite would make the whole set-up Miles ignores the fact that it was were inquorate however, and the suggestion that the whole plan ludicrious decision in time for that more eff1c1ent. What does this passed by last year's Committee of Deputy Presidency plans and all was solely a brainwave of Tony meeting. report suggest then, and why is 1t Management. But Mr Hawthorne that went with them were carried important? NEWS IN BRIEF Oxford To Don-ations Troops Out! THE STREETS OF EDIN BURGH on Saturday afternoon Abolish Exam were greeted by the strange sight On Thursday 3rd November at with whether or not your murder 1s tion is not necessarily com of students in clown make-up 7.30 pm the inaugural meeting of wrong. Diplomatically, this film The Oxford University post - A pulsory. giving out presents to children and the Edinburgh University Troops didn't try to justify the murder of level examination was abolished The review committee also last Friday. The undergraduate collecting money. They were Out Society took place. That's a retired members of the security made further recommendations to date for your diary, folks, because forces. colleges voted last week and the colleges which they accepted. Aberdeen University students who history was made that night at that Although the film was absurd in decided that the examination One of these is that students who were primarily concerned with meeting. Never before has such a its portrayal of the Irish situation, should go. This democratic (nay, narrowly miss getting a place in selling last year's " rag mag" in confused, misled, misinformed, there was another rather more socialist!) step has been taken the college of their choice now order to subsidise this year's dangerously wrong and pain(ully sinister aspect to its screening after the findings of a review have a chance of gaining entry into Charity Fortnight which happens well intentioned Society been set than merely the bias of its content. committee were made known. another college as the rejects in the first fortnight of Spring up in the University. (Well, the This was the reaction of the people The committee was set up last names are shared out among Term. They managed to collect Federation of Conservative in the room to some of the scenes year to investigate the compli colleges with vacant places under £400 which will help to organise Students aren 't really well in the show. At the sight of some of cated system of admission to the the new system. the fortnight during which they intentioned, are they?) the Bloody Sunday footage they university. It lound_that the system The last great Oxford reform is hope to raise £90,000 for charities The Society has been formed shook their heads and tutted and as it stood favoured greatly the the ending of scholarships and which have yet to be decided. with the express purpose of swore quietly. When one camera pupils of private schools. This is exhibitions for outstanding pressing for the removal of British caught a shot of a British solider because private schools had the students. This follows a similar· CND Camp troops from Northern Ireland. The means to provide an extra term lying on the ground having his decision taken by Cambridge EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CND most remarkable aspect of the after A-levels were taken. This head kicked like a football, many University earlier in the week. It took part in a 24-hour peace camP' gathering of about 30 people is term was spent studying solely for of those present laughed (no mis will be interesting to see whether this Tuesday at Kirk o' Shotts that this reporter was the only Irish the entrance exam. State schools print). They also laughed at each or not Cambridge will follow outside the US military base. person in the room. Strange? You were unable to provide this facility riot and bombing which was Oxford and abolish their entrance Report next week. ain't heard nuthin' yet! portrayed. ·of an extra term, and so the review examination. The focus of the meeting was The film concluded, a committee decided the post - A All this activity at the top of the the showing of a video called "The discussion ensured. Someone !evel exam was discriminating. University ladder happens in a Fresh-view Patriot Game". Before the film got asked whether it is true that when Given this fact, the 38 colleges week when the new chairman of A few selected comments under way, a guy went around then decided with a two-thirds the ,British troops first went into the University Grants Committee, from the official Freshers' giving out a copy of the " Irish Northern Ireland they were majority to abolish it altogether. Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, has Solidarity Newsletter". You had to welcomed by Catholics and Now prospective Oxford students sent a letter to all univers>ty Week survey: admire his style. First he handed Protestants alike.

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