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7 March 1985: Candidates State Their Case ---Edinburgh University Student Newspaper--- Candidates state their case by Robin Henry lhe language ot politiCS faHlo .. and addoel that ·1t's about lime tneto "'a' anolhef d~ttnn Enltghtooment The Rectorial Election in this UnivetSity" takes place this Friday Margo MacDonald based her with four candidates in the plaUorm on M r abmty tonogot!ate wllh the trade unions. the running: Richard De­ Ur\1Yet$ity and ouiS.•do bOdlCls to marco, the art gallery tllo\llate lhe g rave financial director. Margo Mac­ pre,sures Which htgMt education +mil be fat11191n lhe no:xt tewyears Donald the broadcaster She emphasised thai t he and former Scottish sludents and s1alf nad • ~moo Nationalist MP, Archie II'II(Uestand tbat it was tho Rector's Job to p<omote lhaJ . She saNJ that MacPherson the BBC COn.UnUtn.g CU tbiCk$11'1 Sttll COUld sports presen ter an d make a greal d1fference in the klt'ld Teddy Taylor the Con­ of deg~eea that people achtevOd, and mentioned t no Jauett servative MP for South­ olfiC•e-ncy study whtch ·~ soon end. to be completed AI w ell·a!!ended hUS:IiOO$ IHOt,~ncl She said that battle was SOOf' to 1,-.o U nJYers11Y on M o nday. be Joined 0\let the threace ne<l 'T~o~esday and Wedn.es.day, the in1todutt10n ol sh.,tl'll 1011\S and c;."'ndldtlte$ speU out tholr polleits over aca-demic lent.HJ;'I and tN t and explamtd why they tell they '"whtle I hao;o no la•ry wand, u worelhe besl person fof tM job. the Rector Is Pf&parocs 10 wOfk RiChard OOmlltCO satd thai he htrd sn.e would gain CfOd•biht)'"in wou~ be using the l.lnguage ot lln negotiating with PfOple 10 Improve peoplt't lives in lilt ''There has to be a bfid90 Un!YOI'Si1y and conctntrtttoo on hi$ ~\~;·oen 11'10 Un:IYOt$11y aM lhe abWty to raJse funds lhrough hil people ouaide - and thOy'to nume(Oos porson31 contacts. He having a pretty tough tune. ll'a stud the Univers.tly wtll be lactng a going to be a nard Job to pel'$u~e. lnttvenoe Government SOuth Africa and chtJiengec:l Hassan Ebrahim. the- leadeJ o1 shon,•ll of t3 mlllloft In lhe next them that your privhegos tue ~o<:;s;<>ns. Although ht wn a Hatsan Ebrttl!n'l to lhOw"•denct> 1l'le Mandeta ea.mpaign., was there throe year'S a nd tt'lll we should wOtthwMo." She said. Conservative. no had been critiCSI that the British Go~rnment had to N k p&Oplt 10 wtilO In Netson expect lhesupportof the40milhon Sheclaim41dthatinhefc:ereeras of the Government's educaUonal aulhotlsed mililary equfpment 10 Ma,nde!a's name on the baUot Seots •round the worJd. an MPandabroadca.ster,shehada pOlicies and had been 01'0 of the ~sontlo South Africa. pe.pet even though t:1e is not a Among the names tl'\at ho S;e.id grt.at deal OltJCpe'tience In seeing ten bac.kbtnch MPs who had There wero also questions o ....r candicla1e. co1.1td be counted on 10 support him problems and finding out hOW to started the revoll &gaJn$1 lultlon how often Mr Taylor would be in At the end Of the 11ustmgs In the w6re Billy Connolly, Sun uM lrto ma.chinery avai&abao to fO$$ lasl Oe<:ember whlch hed Edinburgh, to whlch OaYid Poll«k Ref on Monday. John Connery, Jimmy Boyle and the alleet them. resulled fn the GoveJnmenl ThOmas rft)lied thalli you want a M3nnix, the Senior Presfde.nl, Amorttal'l m ulti•m illionaire, Arthur Archie MaePhtr$0n said thai he ctimDdown. Rectot wtlo woutd help It your eritlcistd th6 $1udents t~re f()l Sachler. Healsoaeldedthat htlrvlng woutc1n·1 be standing 1or tho Mr Taytor (and hi$ stand-in conual healing br'*e down, then &Siting questioosabout grill.nt C-uts tiYe'(l In Ed•nburgh all his hfe. h• Rectorshil> If he coukln't give the David Thomas) faced !.he most yOu s:hOUfdn't vote for Mr Taytot. and SOulh Afriea but not being know David Sleel a.nd Jll ~he same commitment to the Job as criUclsm trOfit Judlences or ll\0 beeau"'hewOUidberooreusefuUy prepared any l onger to Edlnburgh MPs. Margo MacOOn~d and added that four candidates: he opposed a.ny employed publicising Edinburgh demonstrate aQaln51 thOSo ortnt He Slid he wantOd to lnvolve the II was very dillicul1ttylng to follow _.:to::rm~.!o::.t ;:•;:•o:::'"""":::::..:b:!y_•:::•:•..:AN:::C:..:;•::.__:U::"'.:'"':.:'":';:'Y~I::• .:.W::•::•::•m::;::"'::'::":.:.· ____<: ":.:":·---------- University more fn lhO Festival her ··b4'C&use she doe$ CO\'OJ "" becau.so "tho t.angueoe ot art is ltlO ef\Ormous amount oJ area." only tanguage that ean work when Referring to RiChard Demarco's Mandela write-in valid say University plaN (or funding the Unl\-ershy. by Robin Henry and Heatht t Anlay ArchlO $8id -we have to gat the eel ucational poliCies of the eoon try o ..plt t the Invalidation of his cou:ntOd separatety in ordeJ to Glllander$ n.as said that he will right, so that we don't have to go nomfnation, Netson M.tn6tla will Show tne votof"S· support for his attompt 10 give a '"rough 8$\imltt.. ~P In hand to Mybody.'" He uid tUIJ feature prcwnlntntlyon poll1ng cause. and to couruerac1 the of tne YOtes Cor mandela. that with 14 years' osporience In day ot tl'le tectotl•t t ltctlon. The otctverse publicity tn tho South Tne Mandel a " write-I n" educanon, he ~tnew that thtte had Mandel.t Campaign Commlne-e I• Afrie4n l)l'th 01101 Mandeta-. dl$· et~mpelgn Ms been gilft'n the Parapsychology a been extr.ava9tmoe In ttte ~st but asking atudents to auppotl tdm b)' Qualibcatlon su-pport ot a Iarmer s tudent .. ti'IOi'e is a vast gull between WfiliDQ ln hJ• name on the ballot However, Mr Murdo GIIJ.anders, Rector, Mr Jonat11an Wills. who step closer prudent hOvStJCeeping and the P• P'Ct•· tho Adminlstratrvo Assistant wrote a tetter 10 Thft Seolsm•n conceptualised b ulchery or The Mandela C.mpafgn haa re&port$ib&t f~ lhe rOCtOfill tvggtSiing the ld$&. Spt.altlng to AppUcatfona have clo$0d foe edueetlon.'" received an~.~rances lrom the election, has cold Ule M:ancJela Stud•M. h e .tUOCkOd 1ne Briu.ln'a first Chair of para· He said thJtthe Rector ha-d to be unlvef'1•tv 1.11atlf M&ndelt:'s name campa~ign !hat a separate count ot " bumbledom" wt1 l c h h ad P!YCholog:y. t.o be 6&Uibll-Shed al som.eone whO couk1 get to I< now Ia wriuon in, ttl& bai'IOI will not bo Mandell'$ '"vo·te.$'" wm not bt prO\'ented Ne~son Mat'lde:la Jrom Edl nbu~Umversitynoxtset&ton . people qufckty and someone who spoiled - tt long as a second ponlble. standing lo the ektetlon: ho sa;d lhe chafr will bt funded by the could ta.ket bit ofaggro; hO wants pretere-nce cancftdate It alto He hts been 1ntOtmed ol Ulls bY '"Edinburgh University, througnits. £700,000 IOU by writer Althut to l)tOVIdesetf-.a.ss~.~rane& t01 thOle ind1ctte1, Sveh socond PfOfer 4 a reprasentaHve l)f tno EltC-torlil olfloeials. is being made to look t(oesuer. who fnstructod that the In the University and a ClQr vision ences wlll be veated as a llr&l Retorm Society who will be toolilh In the: ~s or the WOfld." monf!y should bO usod In the tor the futu1o. preference voto at Ule coun1 supervising tnecount.Apl)lfenlly, He saki Ullt tno rogutatfOns setting upofanactiverHe4rChvnll Tedd)' Taylor baSed his appul The Mandela Campaign f)ad it Is againSt 11'0 r~,~les ot '""SOC ioty W'h•c h had dtsquailfied M.tnctolo to study paranormal happening$ on the fact that he wu in hOped Utat 11141 ballOt$ WiUl to count the 'lOtos ot a nOn• had only been lntroducecsbecause Fullatory, P•a• 2. Parliament and was therefore in a Mandolfi'Sflame on th(lm would be t Jliitenl ca~rdate. lhooqn Mr eontlnued on p19t 2 Take Your Pick Contents This week Nows 2. 3, 4 Commont WITH THE rectonll eltctton in Leners • taking place tornQfrow, S tu~ t F-Um •••$ takosa hn.at loolr: at tt\eeandtdates An$ 7 In tntetvlewt with each 01 them. Wf'l.at's On Guide 8,9 M usic: 10, 11 FeaturH 12,13 Sport IS Pages 12 and 13 Cartobos 1$ CfOSSword ,, 2 THE STUDENT li'IUI'$do1Y. 711'1 MarCh 1885 NEWS • MacPherson supports MacDonald gets NUS New Deal MPs' backing contaoertblt mought, tMII ~n thtt Aectorlel nominee Margo AI the Rtcl041tl c.ll'l\pll~n mtcDontld hes had her mo..cf lftiO lb flnal •&.tgn. bmt II ltlm.potatbNIO k.nowlll 1M relevant Information tnd ctndkLitU.. endoriMI by ............ ~-AleNe~~ tudtng polltlc:lan•. lncfudlng Nicl ~~ h Rltdorshould knowltdgt .oout Edtnburgt'l Unwtr-.ty • lty to tft~ ~Nil ... ..-.tow ......... ...,....,, .......,_., rn .,.. 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