TRLBOTRICE ' GLASGOW GALLERY HE RALD Old College MO!>ERN PRIMITIVES 26 Oct-23 Nov AWARD An exhibition of . paintings and sculpture of a highly personal STUDENT WINNER nature by self-caught artists. Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm 1985 7.11.85 Edinburgh University Student Newspaper 20p Underpants sick hoax "cliarity" fiasco The well-advertised "Bare there Liz Lochhead or be square" Underpants li'or Africa party which was supposed to be held at Spottiswoode Road, Mar­ chmont last Friday, has turned out to be an elaborate hoax. The aim of the party, according to the posters, was to raise money fo rjam ine relief in Africa . "All we want you to do," said the posters. "is to.turn up to our party In nowt but yer knickers!" One of the instigators of the party-that-never-was, David Skud­ Petra "A1acDonald tracks down this larek, said there was a serious side year's Writer-in Residence. Liz to the "joke". Lochhead. ge1s the low-down on current projects and the proble ms "People wouldn't just turn up at of being Scottish. a woman. and a a function and give £5, or some­ writer. th ing, to a cause. The sort of people wh o would turn up at a party like -page 12 that seem to me to be more interested in the underwear, rather th an famine relief. There's a hint of David Owen immorality about such people." Skudlarek and his friends are in volved with Oxfam in several ways, and · thoehr "party organiser", Andrew Todd said "We're sick of the Band Aid hype. We're trying to get at the si tuation whereby people need some sort of encouragement to give money to famin e rfelicf. ,I Skudlarek also criticised the lax­ ity at the Students' Association offices which enabled them to get an Career opponunist or visionary? EUSA stamp on their posters, Devin Scohie talk; to the SOP leader about education. Scotland wh ich made them legitim ate and British politics. around the University. He also criticised Student for publishing an advertisement fo r the party, "with­ -page 14 out checking that the party was genuine. We were having a go at student politics, which are por­ Branski Beat trayed as being so important by A scene from 1'he Interrogation ofAmbrose Fogarty on at the Bedlam Theatre, Forrest Road, from Monday those in volved." I Ith until Wednesday 13th. Renowned author and critic Owen Dudley Edwards previews the show on page Alan Young 12. (See editorial - page 5) • Anti-pill campaigner cancels debate appearance Gillick pulls out Do you recognise this man? Last Friday. a revamped version of old Student faves Bronski Beat played _Anti-pill campaigner ·Mrs ing was subsequently overturned by without being shouted down at uni­ without parental knowledge. a short promo set at the Hoocbir Victoria Gillick has pulled out the House of Lords law juudges, versities up and down the country. "The pill has never been tested Coochie Club. Afterwards the), of a major debate at Edin­ but Mrs Gillick completed an "But these people still get into on girls of 13 or 14, indeed it was talked to Suzanne Doran. burgh University scheduled for extensive number · of speaking the debates and manage to disrupt only ever tested on much older 2 engagements across the country to proceedings for the vast majority women when it was first intro­ -page6 .6th November. In an exclu­ debate and discuss her emotive who will allow me to express my duced. Wehave no idea of the side sive Student interview Mrs views. ·views in peace. 300strong demonst­ effects and dangers that it would Gillick said that she had' taken Speaking from her home in Berk­ rations by the Socialist Workers have in girls under the age of 16 ... Contents the decision last weekend not to shire, Mrs Gillick said that she Party, and theRevolutionary Com­ Debates Convener Tom Reid. munists, have all been briefed at News 2,~,4 speak to any more universities "deeply regrets" being forced into who had arranged Mrs Gillick's s .~r students because of "persis- having to cancel her Edinburgh meetings before hand at how best visit , told Studentthat he was sorely Comment engagement. "But," she continued, to stop me." disappointed with her decision. Letters s ent, abuse and personal 6,7 "I know that I wouldn't get a VictoriaGillick was due to be Hestill hopes that she might be pre­ Music attacks" she had suffered from What's On 8, 9 chance to speak. I have had to can­ speaking on the motion that "This pared to reconsider before the 26th left-wing protesters. cel all the talks and debates 1 had house believes Feminism degrades Film 10 November. II, 12 Mrs Gillick, a mother of ten been invited to at universities, med­ women" with other confirmed Arts If Victoria Gillick cannot be per­ Classical Music II achi_eved a remarkable legal victory ical schools, and law societies speakers to include broadcaster suaded by the Debates Committee Exhibitions II across the country because of these Cliff Hanley, and Daily Record earlier this year when a High Court to change her mind, and allow the Theatre .11 \~dge ruled i,J her favour that it was protests." agony-aunt columnist Joan Burnie. 1 vast majority of non-hostile stu­ Features 12, 13, 14 egal for doctors to prescribe the Mrs Gillick explained how time Mrs Gillick sai he protests dents to hear her express her views , Opinion 13 contraceptive pill to girls under the and time agin she had been prom­ had, in no wa er belief then Convener Tom Reid has said Writings IS ~ge of 16 without their parents' ised a hair hearing and the sim­ that girls un he will stand in for her himself. Sport 16 nowledge. The controversial rul- ple opportunity to express her view sent should e pill Devin Scobie Home sweet home • In what EUSA President treated differently, and students •its opposition to the proposal. One Mike Devlin has described as studying in their home town and liv­ member of Court said that "the "a milestone in studnet-univer­ ing in private flats or lodgings only University ought to frame its response to the SED in the same sity relations", the University receive the lower rate of grant unless "there are strong compas­ strong terms as were undoubtedly court has reversed its previous sionate or academic ground for used by the Students' Associatio~". approval of a Scottish Educa­ leaving home during term-time". Association President M1.ke tion Department (SEO) prop· The SED now wants to resolve Devlin described this turnaround in osal that could force more stu­ this situation and pay all students the University's previous position dents to live at home, and who could live at home - whether as "a real coup" and a "cause for joined in strongly opposing this or not they are in university accom­ celebration",. modation - the lower rate. EUSA feels that forcing students move. Edinburgh University's Student· to live at home may impose unsuita­ The SED's proposals would Accommodation Service states that ble conditions and reduce oppor­ mean that students attending uni­ in 1984/85 there were 96 students tunities for participation in "stu­ versities in their home town, and from the Edinburgh area in univer­ dent life". It also points out that the· living in university-owned accom­ sity accommodation. If the prop­ extra travel costs incurred by living modation, would receive £500 less osal is implemented such students at home and the discouragement of grant each year. could face an increase of 10 to 20 students from studying at home At present, the SED will not pay pewr cent in the proportion of their may severely reduce any savings the higher, "away" rate of grant grant spent on accommodation made by the proposed changes. pa) to students whose home (£1,850 costs. Some could be spending as· A spokesman for the Scottish is within " reasonable'' travelling much as two-thirds of their ~rant on Office told Student that Edinburgh distance of the university. hall fees. appears to be the ionly university to Such students receive only Meanwhile, the University Court ·have consulted with student rep­ £1,365 pa unless they are given a last week gave its influential back­ resentatives on the proposal. place in a university-owned resi­ in~ to the Students' Association in Gary Duncan dence. Private accommodation is Burnett frustration Bucks An extra £200 million beyond the leagues, who were forced to waste Thousands of protesters congregated in London on Saturday for one of £500 million presently allotted is much of their time trying to raise fizz the biggest Anti-Apartheid demonstrations ever staged in Britain. The lead­ needed for the country's university_ money to fund research. He also ing speakers were Jesse Jackson and Oliver Tambo, President of the ANC. science budget so that important pointed out that the quality of The University of Buckingham, It was a protest against the British Government's refusal to impose sanc- long-term research can be carried · teaching in the faculty was affected. Britain's only private University, tions on South Africa. Photo: Donald Pollock out, according to the new Rector of "Teaching is always that much bet­ founded 12 years ago with the sup· Imperial College, Professor Eric ter when a lecturer is involved in port of right wing academics and Ash. He condemned the govern­ experimentation and research," he senior members of the Conserva­ ment's science vote and said that it said.