9 DECEMBER 1988

HAPPY CHRISTMAS ETC TO ALL OUR READERS N GOODBYE, BIG '0' No support Sheffield demo from LUU Exec

by Paul Hartley ails for Leeds University Union condemns police cto support last Wednesday's demon- stration in Sheffield everal thousand against loans and students marched police violence failed to peacefully through s produce any tangible the centre of Sheffield results. on Wednesday to pro- test against police Kerry Dean of the violence as well as to Revolutionary Com- munist Party wanted the Union Executive to sanc- Words and tion financial and official support for the protest. pictures It aims to voice opposi- tion to the promised in- TOM SYMONDS troduction of loans and offer support to the 32 Sheffield students, ar- continue the anti-loans rested amid violent campaign. scenes, at an anti-loans They included students from demonstration in the ci- Leeds Poly and University. ty on the 1 6th of The march was accom- panied by a heavy police November. presence with officers walking Other universities and on both sides of the road. polytechnics, including There was no repeat of the Leeds Poly and Bradford violent scenes in Sheffield and and Manchester Univer- on Westminster Bridge a few sities, have decided to weeks ago. • Sheffield Wednesday crowds A rally was held later m support the demon- Barker's Pool Square outside enemy within," said speaker police who remained standing much we don't want student observers. Clare Molley at the stration. Sheffield City Hall where an Annette Taberner and she in large numbers at the back loans — you know that microphone shouted "So it is anti-loans demonstration three went on to stress the need for of the rally. already. Its the Torries we true that pigs can fly." Initially LUU Executive weeks ago erupted in violence student solidarity in the face of "We're not going to put up should be fighting." The demonstration organ- also refused to allow the and resulted in the arrests of the Government. with you treating us like shit. Towards the end of the ral- isers are continuing to RCP to have a stall in the 32 Sheffield students. We are going to fight back," he ly two figures were sighted on highlight the plight of the Shef- "Isolated and divided we union promoting the Although it had their the shouted. the roof of the Cole Brothers field students with further pro- can't win but united we can," cause, on the grounds it support, the NUS did not Clare Motley. another Shef- department store opposite the tests. They plan to picket the she argued. would be a fire hazard. recognise this protest. a fact field arrestee, voiced the anger City Hall with a telescope. Ac- court hearing of the students which many speakers were Paul McGarry, one of the of the students overthe companied by cries of "jump, which have 'very coyly' been Administration angry about. students arrested on the earlier Government's loans proposals. jump" from the crowd, who scheduled for the vacation Secretary, Mike Green, The NUS are the new demonstration, addressed the "I don't need to tell you how thought they were police period. explained why there had been a narrow decision against supporting the action. "There were fears that the campaign's emphasis on police violence detracted too much at- tention from the loans issue and raised the pro- spect of further violent scenes." he said. The timing of the demonstration also created practical pro- blems, which made it dif- ficult to organise sup- port for an event that has only managed to sell six tickets at Leeds Poly. Mike Green said that with hindsight the demonstration did de- serve union support, but that by the time this con- clusion was reached it was too late. Kerry Dean Believed support wasn't for- thcoming because the march had an anti-police angle and it wasn't a NUS initiative. • Police forcibly removed a banner held by protesters along the march's route

TV - p2 NEWS - p3, 4, 5 NUS CONFERENCE REPORT p6, 7, 8 THE FAN - p9 SPORT -- p10, 11, 12 NEWS NUS set date for next dem Another mass demonstration should be held in London in protest against the governments proposals on student loans. That was the conclusion reached at last weekend's NUS Winter Conference in Blackpool. N.U.S. Press Officer Tim Walker said that the next demonstration could involve up to 40,000 students, more than twice the estimated number at last month's protest which caused traffic chaos in the capital and violence and arrests as police attempted to clear students from Westminster Bridge. Walker told Leeds Stu- though Ms Adams ex- • London coiling dent: 'The next demon- onerated students from all stration will be arranged blame for the disturb- in close liason with the ances. police. Although Feb- 'What the police did ruary 1st seems the most was outrageous: she said. NUS activists likely date at the mo- 'They didn't particularly ment,• they may in fact care whom they hit, they just wanted to ensure that students wouldn't come by Kamal Ahmed back. But there is no way target banks by Rochelle Ford that the N.U.S. is going to the counters of the case against loans. force us to have the organise an illegal NUS and so was allowed The Woodhouse Lane demonstration on a demonstration which xtreme sections of the NUS are advocating in Westminster where a branches of Barclays and weekend. the occupation of banks and building could result in more peo- 'demonstration' would not Lloyds refused to comment Ms sarah Adams, the pie ending up in hospital. have been permissible so Esocieties as the next move in the fight against loans. on the possibility of facing N.U.S. Vice President Ms Adams said that the close to parliament. The this kind of action. responsible for welfare, N.U.S. had called for a number of students pre- One strategy would in- ing the accounts. Other an- NUS moderates would said that February 1st public inquiry into the sent meant it was in- volve urging students to tagonistic tactics would in- prefer to concentrate on would be the ideal date police action and if the queue to open accounts volve daily withdrawals of lobbying MP's and exerting evitable that the police pressure on parents to sup- because it was the last Government refused then would decide that the pro- with small sums of money less than a pound and and then immediately clos- lengthy explanations across port the student campaign. day for responses to the the Union would set up its test had become a Government's White own independent inquiry. 'demonstration' and Paper on loans, 'We want to piece decide to intervene. Dave Hampson, L.U.U. , together what happened Although the N.U.S. is also planning a national If you look to Germany.. General Secretary, corn- that day: she said. Tim mented: '1 will be W1lker added: petition of Parliament, is by Karon Thornton with severe spending cuts in eanwhile, the loans scheme introduced in staff. libraries and equipment pushing as hard as post- 'We will be putting asking parents to lobby Last year's staffing levels ble, bringing as much in- more pressure on the their M.P.s and has agreed West Germany in 1983 is continuing to dwindled to the 1975 level, fluence as 1 have to bear, Government for an in- to stage a 24 hour shut- mcause student frustration. whilst students 'have been seen down of educational The country's 1.5m undergrads ty funding. carrying folding chairs to lec- for a march on February quiry. At the moment we have so far staged sleep-ins, sit- The number receiving state tures, using opera glasses to 1st. It is an important are in the process of col- establishments, the Ex- ins, lecture boycotts and snowball subsidies has halved, whilst the decipher distant blackboards, time in Parliamentary lecting evidence about ecutive is being critized fights with the police in protest 78 universities can only provide and wickedly hiding library terms to get this issue last months events: for fighting the campaign at declining living and studying accommodation for 50% of the books to prevent fellow students using only stickers, conditions. unexpectedly booming student from using them' recognised. Dave Hampson corn- Generally competitive- population, forcing nine out of An emergency fund of DM2 During the conference mented that the problem posters, information packs minded and unpolitical, Ger- ten into private accommodation, billion (5700 million) was an- the N.U.S. Executive was with the November 24th and lobbies. 'Loans will many's students have always (where wily landlords are putting nounced by Chancellor Helmut criticized for its handling protest was that it was never be defeated by been resentful of the loans plan up their rents). Kohl last Friday, and recommen- rallies' one delegate said. introduced in 1983, as well as As well as overcrowding, dations for a 50-50 grants-loans of last month's lobby, termed a 'lobby' by the continuous cutbacks in unversi- students are also having to cope scheme are being discussed. 14 BOAR LANE LEEDS 1 TEL 438961

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Leeds Student 9 December 3 NEWS Police give Xmas Hampson banned from Union burglary warnin by Dave Hobbs eith est Yorkshire Metropolitan Police have booklet with advice for Hampson, MP issued a warning to students of the risk women on personal safety, for Leeds North- of seasonal burglaries. has been produced, and has K West, has been W refused permission to A special effort is being made to combat a section on domestic burglaries of student accomodation in Leeds, violence. speak in the University which are an easy target for criminals during the A British security firm has Union on Friday. also responded to the grow- The conservative MP, who Christmas holidays and dark nights. ing number of violent attacks is to talk on "The future of The burglars are chiefly in- on women and children by Higher Education", has been terested in video, stereo and by David Bailey launching what it calls 'the deemed controversial by similar electrical equipment first self-defence attack alarm Union Executive, and liable and students are urged to seriously intended to be to cause a distinct tempera- take home valuable items used: ture rise in the union. during the holidays. eight Divisions of the Force Unlike other alarms the Union policy is that a con- The warning coincides is designed to further the in- Volumatic Attackalarm is troversial meeting is "one at with the announcement by vestigation of violence highly visible and to be worn which it might not be possi- West Yorkshire's Chief Con- against women. externally to deter attacks. ble for a speaker to enter or stable, of new initiatives deal- The units' terms of Once triggered the alarm leave the building safely or to ing with cases of alleged reference are extended to continues to emit its two-tone deliver properly his or her domestic violence. allow an investigative and 104 decibel sound even if speech, or one which, by vir- • Union City blues The extension of the not merely a supportive role. knocked out of its owner's tue of its subject matter. reception on Friday, and so It is unlikely that the 'Policewomens' Units to all 'Taking Care, a publicity hand. might occasion a distur- he is to talk in university meeting will be less volatile bance:' buildings, namely the but the union will be absolv- Hampson is clearly ex- Economic and Social Studies ed from blame for any Alternative TV pected to receive a hostile Building. distruption. by JohnRigby llels could be drawn between the demise of the British film indus- Pogues alarmed he try and the potential demise of standard of British television will be by Laurence Gavin getting back in people who dramatically reduced following the deregula- British TV The Government, she had already paid" warned, would change the levy Dave Hampson. LUU Gen. Ttion of the airwaves in 1992. That was the system so that there would be tewards had to be posted by fire alarms at last Sec. was worried by the warning of a public meeting held by the Campaign less incentive for TV companies Thursday's Pogues concert following two inci- response to the alarms. for Press and Broadcasting Freedom in Leeds last to plough money into new pro- dents in which they had been set off "A lot of people didn't resp- grammes. Programmes will also ond to the original alarm, week. be put out to tender. as is the case improperly. The meeting was held to try Campaign had previously not with Channel 4. which would fur- The Thursday Bop was also had held tickets for the event. and when they did they all and increase awareness of the been a at supporter of the two ther weaken the Unions. disrupted by the alarms, and "From a safety aspect there went for the front door and changes that will be made. major TV stations. Britain had a Mitchell there were problems in let- was no problem. the confu- ignored the other exits," he presented in a recent Govern- broadcasting system that should Labour MP Austin reiterated that more ting back in only those who sion was organisational — said. ment White Paper. Diana Muir, only be changed very carefully. the point channels would not necessarily chairing the meeting, outlined There was plenty of scope for mean more real choice-quality the proposals of the While Paper. more stations but it must be done and standards would drop. These will include the auctioning correctly. Lennon said that there API tr ---7sag••- _ oft of the ITV Iranchises to the would be an increasing number Re spoke of the fear that Mur- highest bidder, the BBC to be of adverts and repeats and that doch and Maxwell — 'the mer C paid for by subscription, and the 'What we will get in the future chants of greed' — would come introduction of many new will be infinitely worse than what to control an even bigger slice of satellite and cable stations. we have got at the moment: the British media. 'The future Tony Lennon. Chairman of the Jenny Woodley, Organiser of that lies ahead is that more CPBF said that although the the ACTT, suggested that para. means worst' he concluded. European Tragic student fascist threat death by David Bailey here is a growing threat of fascism in Europe by Jackie West according to Graham Atkinson from the anti- Leeds University fascist magazine 'Searchlight. language student T was killed in a He told of the 'qualititive more international than A motorway crash last May rather than quantitive' any left-wing political development of fascism in activists. along with 3 other people, recent years. Mr Atkinson He pointed to Le Pen's only hours after seeing his outlined two elements in success in winning 4.3m baby daughter for the first the Fascist movement: French votes after ad- time, an inquest has been semi-terrorist revolutionary vocating a White Christian told. nationalists and fascists that Europe. Mr Atkinson said Azrnan Bin Atan, 26, had use the mainstream democ- Le Pen is 'only the tip of a been to Heathrow Airport to ratic political process. very big iceberg' and that pick up his wife and their two The long-term plans of the National Front are train- children who had flown in fascists towards recovery ing for serious terrorist ac- from Malaysia. On their way after the war have begun to tivity in this country. He home, in North Derbyshire, their car was nudged by take effect in the past three also used the analogy of a another at high speed, caus- European tunnel which or four years. A new ing them to skid across 3 64 The Balcony, allows outlawed fascists to generation detached from lanes of the carriageway and Merrion Centre the war now mobilises its carry out their activities in fall over an enbankment in- Leeds Tel. two-pronged strategy inter- countries where they are to a field. nationally. Mr Atkinson not wanted by the Mr Atan died, along with 458281 feels that fascists are far authorities. his wife, their daughter and the driver of their car. 198 Low Lane, The driver of the other car Amnesty party did not stop and was only Horsforth, Leeds by Paul Hartley Tel. 5844884 he Leeds branch of Amensty International has traced due to a witness scrib- bling down his registration organised an evening of celebration on December number on his hand. the in- T10 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the quest was told. adoption of the "Universal Decleration Of Human Shabir Ahmed Pandor 4 Green Road, Rights" by the United Nations General Assembly. from Dewsbury at first Meanwood, - The evening will in- Salvador. She will be denied knowledge of the ac- Leeds Tel. clude a speech by Mrs Mir- speaking for the non- cident but later claimed that na Anaya, widow of the governmental Human the dead family's car had cut 782242 former President of El Rights Commission. in front of him. Leeds Student 9 December FRIDAY PM b.30 Scooby Doo0_ 16.30 Fifteen-To-One 16.05 Ewoks 16.00 Catchword 17.00 Mork & Mindy 16.30 Satellite Show 17.00 Favourite Things YTV 1 from the Bee C4 Mork gets the 1 Guests: Voice of the 2 with a four- Beecham treatment. Arts and croft prog Beehive 17.00 Handmade figure offer 17.30 Redbrick Start your 17.00 Newsround then Record 17.30 Food & Drink 16.45 Freetime weekend by dipping into the Breakers 18.00 British Comedies: What A 17.10 Snooker Update misery of other students. (1961) Well ropey 17.35 Neighbours Carve-Up 17.15 Blockbusters 18.00 Faerie Tale Theatre 18,00 Six O'Clock News effort based around reading of 17.45 ITN News dramatises Little Red Riding will in deserted Yorkshire manor. 18.30 Look North 18.00 Calendar Hood Features the godlike Sid James Checking out 19.00 Wogan 18.30 Clegg's People 19.00 News, Weather 19.40 Blankety Blank 19.30 Bilko the North York wildlife scene 19.55 Book Choice 20.10 Films for Christmas then 19.55 Prisoners of Conscience with naturalist Michael Clegg The Cavalry in the Mallard on the Settle an 20.00 Twenty-two years of the 20.00 19.00 Family Fortunes Clouds The exploits of the Vintage loco grooves Two Ronnies Carlisle 19.30 A Kind Of Living Royal Flying Corps 21.00 The Nine O'Clock News across vintage viaducts. 2 0 . 0 0 Beauty and the Beast Very A Painter Named First Time Garden 20.45 21.30 Film: The Mean Machine 20.30 strange Yank prog in which lady Slabbinck (1974) Jail-hardened Burt 21.00 Entertainment USA Fun in lawyer falls for hairy monster. Pittsburgh with Def Leopard 21.00 The Golden Girls Reynolds welds crew of 21.00 Taggart Final episode of knife- A Houseful of Plants Arena Around The World On 21.30 convicts into unbeatable 21.30 taut thriller etc. Whose Line Is It Horseback 22.00 football machine. 22.00 News at Ten Calendar News Anyway? Ace bad taste ad- Gloria Estefan and the 22.30 Newsnight 22.30 & weather. lib thing. Miami Sound Machine 23.15 The Late Show with Clive 22.35 Benson Friends and Enemies 22.30 The Last Resort Nominally the James - Live! Benson runs for Governor tennonlGoldnian Or how "Queen of Latin Hip-Hop," 00.00 Weather 23.20 23.05 Snooker to stitch up a hippy goodstyle. Film: Mr Wrong (1985) 00.15 00.30 News, then Alfred Hitchcock Nasty Albert makes another Haunted Jaguar car gives its Presents Incident in a small jail swig at shifting his rather-too- owner a hard time in this near-the-mark scandal book. cheopo NZ movie

09.00 Pages from Ceefax 08.15 Saturday starts TV-am 09.30 How Does Your 1 2 12.15 Open University c4 here inc. Bananaman, YTV Motor- Garden Grow? Corners, Chucklevision 13.55 Network East mouth 10.00 Moneyspinner and so on 14.35 Film: The Silver Cord 11.30 America's Top Ten 10.30 Film: Front Page Story 12.15 Grandstand Footie focus, (1933) Laura Hope Crews as 12.00 UFO (1954) Morally upstanding gee-gees from Cheltenham, possessive mater in John 13.00 News, then Saint and journo Jack Hawkins hits wife ski-ing... Cromwell's incest-free screen Greaysie This week the twin trouble and suffers a crisis of 17.00 News, weather then The version of Sidney Howard's buffoons 90 on and on about confidence at the some time Flying Doctors Kate tackles play tomorrow s Merseyside derby (sounds like per for the course two thugs nicking tranquilisers 15.45 Film: Since You Went 13.35 Wrestling really). Well worth getting up (she should let them take 14.15 Snooker for Away 1944) Post-pubertal y them, then it's be easy to get Shirley Temple shows she can 16.15 The Snow Spider Heav- 12.20 Empress Wu Bloodthirsty them) no longer cut the mustard. duty weirdness in mystic Welsh oriental animation 18.00 The Noel Edmond's 18.30 NewsView kids prog 12.50 Channel 4 Racing Saturday Roadshow 19.10 Human Rights - How 16.45 Results Service 14.50 Film: Foreign 18.45 Bob's Full House Juan's Much Do We Care Forty 17.00 ITN News then Correspondent (1940) magic remix years on From the UN's Blockbusters Hitchcock thriller concealing a 19.20 Allo Alio Rees-Mogg's fave Universal Declaration, how 17.35 How To Be Cool with Roger plea for the States to join the prog much has changed Daltrey and Gary Glitter. War. 19.45 Hearts Of Gold Esther 20.20 Messaien at 80 Something of a misnomer one 17.05 Brookside milks the tear -ducts 20.55 St Fraqncis of Assisi feels. 18.00 Right to Reply 20.25 Film: North Sea Hijack 22.00 Christabel Final part of 18.35 Blind Date Will she pick the 18.30 Glorious Colour Knitting (1979) Stunningly bad Roger Dennis Potter serial ugly one this week (they programme. Moore guns and bombs 22.55 Film: Wedding in Galilee usually do)? 19.00 News, weather, then outing (1987) Palestinian marriage 19.20 Beadle's A Trout Hollywood looks at the 22.00 News, weather then Match ceremony under the eye of 19.50 Murder, She Wrote craft of early cameramen. of the Day occupying Israeli forces. 20.45 ITN News 20.05 Game, Set and Match is 23.15 Film: For A Few Dollars 01.00 Close 20.05 An Audience With still going on More (1965) Clint, Lee, Victoria Wood 21.05 Allegro: Ottorini Ennio..it's got the bleedin' lot_ 22.05 Sports Special Respighi Dirty doings in the dust. 00.00 Legwork 22.30 Human Rights Now! 01.20 weather, close What, at half ten on a Saturday night?

C 12.05 See Hear! 12.00 Reportage 12.00 The Big 4 11 3.2.000 Ti. o res ta si n u It p aH c u ne t 12.30 Country File 12.45 Cartoon Switch - 1 2 YTV tomorrow- 13.00 On the Record Britain TV 13.40 The Mind Machine on Age 's TV 14.00 Film: Old Heidelberg for post-Reith viewrs 13.40 40 Minutes The misery of 13.00 ITN News, then Link The Eagle (1927) Bittersweet 14.00 Eostenders Ditto debt (tell us another) 13.30 Farming and Inshore Thames silent love story, ideal 15.00 Film: The Magnificent 14.20 Week in the Lords Weather, unwatchable old for a Sunday afternoon Seven (1960) They all get 15.00 Tex Avery Unmissable tribute cobblers... knee-trembler killed to the greatest animator of 14.00 The Human Factor 16.00 Film: The Three Stogges 17.00 Harold Lloyd them all 14.30 ALF in Pardon My Scotch 17.20 The Clothes Show Selina 15.50 The Man Who Planted 15.00 The Match Liverpool vs. t1935) You know and her crew of guilt- Trees Everton live from hallowed 16,40 (11 efeat in The West How merchants take the people of 16.20 Music in Camera Debussy, Anfield. German tactical incompetence Todmorden to task over their without Che Guevara or a 17.05 Bullseye buggered up their chances of atrocious dress sense. disco beat 17.35 Brion Walden winning the war 17.45 The Chronicles of 17.00 Rugby Special Interviews 17.10 News ans weather, then Narnia 17.55 Ski Sunday 18.30 ITN News then Appeal The Business 18.15 Spelling It Out 18.35 Money Programme 18.45 Highway Programme 18.25 News and weather 19.15 The Great Rift The rift 19.15 Film: Visions of Death 17.45 American Football 18.40 Songs of Praise valley's ecology preccis'd in fifty (1972) Hopeless ESP "thriller" 19.00 Taming The Flood 19.15 Film: Mr Mum (1983) minutes - ace! 20.40 The Beiderbecke 22.00 Testament Serviceable Michael Keaton 20.10 Face To Face Young Albert Connection 21.00 The Media Show comedy on the domestic role Finney 21.40 ITN News 22.00 Film: Phantom Of The reversal theme 22.40 Sound On Film 22.00 Spitting Image Paradise (1974) OK-ish 20.45 Bread Who needs 21.20 Grandmaster Clash Chess 22.30 South Bank Show Brian De Palma rock musical deregulation when you've got with the amiable Stephen Fry Hollywood veteran Johnn voeprsehraof the Phantom of the the lovable Boswells? 22.15 Mountain Language Houseman's potted biog 21.15 The Rainbow 22.35 Film: Citizen's Band (1977) 23.30 Scrumdown 23.45 Crossing The Line 21.55 News and weather Crap exploitation flick based 00.30 ITN News then Film: 00.45 Film: Alyam Alyam 22.30 Heart of the Matter around one of the century's Marilyn: The Untold 02.25 close 23.05 Facing Up To AIDS naffer crazes. Jonathan Demme Story (1980) Should be done 23.35 The Sky At Night is the guilty mon directoriolly. under the Trades Descriptions 23.55 Network East Act

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electorate rejects WACKO JACKO hits ilillttle Greekjerk and At last the US space pro- with Bubbles le or the tall fascist gr quarantine tep forward PRES'. S•. E153111111•1111111MIll Association to throw back . • •• • . • • • • • at Liverpool by Sara Brunetun he right wing MffEnagg group, •• • the Freedom Asso- • • T • ciation, is threatening to bring Liverpool COffNZYZ&C4tiC.4 University to book under recent free speech legislation. The Association, whose 5 driving force is TV personali- . *X0gRARY CA4 CA4C4 ty Norris McWhirter, first att- empted to bring proceedings against the University after a meeting which was to feature TUESDAY 1 PM two speakers from the South African embassy was RILEY SMITH HALL cancelled. The University claimed 4- they put a stop to the Conser- TI TARTAN BAR vative Students' society 44 meeting because of fears that • Norris reads the riot act 4 the meeting would lead to " EL SALVADOR public disorder. be given a chance to reverse they plan to bring legal The Association did not its decision: proceedings. proceed with legal action on The Association has not University officials are un- JULIUS ALEXANDER that occasion because they given up however and is urgi- repentant however insisting had been advised by their ng the Conservative students that any future meeting can lawyers not to do so. to apply again for permission only go ahead if public order SHEFFIELD An Association spokes- for the South African embas- can be guaranteed. A Univer- person explained: 'Our legal sy officials to speak on sity spokesman said: 'A new PROTESTERS advice is that there has been campus. application to hold a meeting a breach of the 1986 act, but If the University refuses featuring South African emb- possibly not a deliberate permission for a future assy oficials would be judged HAVE YOUR SAY! breach. The University will meeting the Association say on its merits: Dundee snubs Aberdeen crisis by Ian Millar NUS again berdeen Univer- by Gulay Eskikaya sity is going into undee University Union has narrowly voted debt at an aver- THE END OF against renewing its membership of NUS. A age of 12 million a year D Michael Heath, president of Dundee's student and risks insolvency, Union and an opponent of the NUS, said that although say independent finan• the result, 565 to 528 was not as good as he had hoped, cial consultants Segal it was only to be expected since the referendum was Quince Wickstead. preceded by a rally against loans organised by the NUS. High costs and low The close result also reaffiliation, despite ex- research income ap- THE WORLD '88 gave rise to the hopes of pectations to the contrary. pear to be the main the pro-NUS faction that And students at Aber- reasons. other disaffiliated institu- deen voted by a huge ma- The consultants warn that. 'A tions would go back to the jority — 226 votes to 6. new round of staff cuts is urgent- ly needed: NUS in the near future. To remain in member- at Confetti's, They recommend that extra Of the 8 Scottish univer- ship. Ian Gray, student finances of SS million should sities only 3, Aberdeen, president, said that there come from the grants committee Stirling and Strathclyde was great support for over several years. under certain conditions. These include the are currently members of the union despite at- thorough costing of any new the NUS. tempts by the Conser- developments and a plan for the The Merrion Centre elimination Earlier this year vative Collegiate Forum to of the deficit. students at Herriot-Watt persuade institutions to Doors open 8pm University voted against disaffiliate. Bristol threat Poly students to quit by Paul Twite ristol University Drinks 80p `sin led out' researchers have by Steve Ba Bthreatened orth London Polytechnic has suspended six resignation over a deci- students for heckling and spitting at Norman sion to accept a li Teb N bit. 1230,000 grant from (Lager, Bitter, The student union claims The occupation did not the Ministry of Defence, they have been 'singled out for however get the suspensions for work on an air- punishment. The suspensions overturned. borne disease. came after much criticism in An appeal against the The bacterium to be studied, Base Spirits) national newspapers of the suspensions was held on Klebsiella Pneumonia, can cause students' behaviour. Tuesday 6 December. with the illness and death in humans but The student union contends results being published today. protestors feel that research can that the six students were pick- On the day of the hearing the only promote the development ed because they had a record executive of the student union of offensive biological weapons. of student activism. held a picket of the polytechnic Dr Sue Mayer. a researcher in Admission £1 the veterinary school to be in- Last week students respond- students although a large ed to the suspensions by occu- volved with the research, felt. number of students crossed 'there is no guarantee that the pying building in the a the picket line to attend MOD would use the research for MON 12th DEC polytechnic for two days. lectures. purely defensive purposes'. 4 Leeds Student 9 December • "Oh, Shit! 'Snow White' was never this intense."

'WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?' Review by GEORGE BURN

A cockney playing an LA private eye? Don't be daft! Not since Frenchman Christopher Lambert played a Scot in 'Highlander' have the movies produc- ed stranger casting. But Bob Hoskins, RES IN like the film, is brilliant. It was always going to be pushed to live up to its billing — but it did. Call me tacky, but this piss-take of Hollywood is so funny — 'I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way' will surely pro- ve to be a classic line in cinematic history. The animation, which must have THE GATE pushed back technical and artistic fron- tiers, is so good I often forgot it was animated. The story-line is predictable, but aren't they all? The setting is 40s LA, only with an extra ethnic group, the Toons. They are the animated characters, restricted to working in entertainment and to their own urban quarter. One of them, Roger Rabbit (surely in the Oscar reckoning!), is fingered for a murder and our mate Bob, as Eddie Valiant, tries to clear his name. Eddie is helped by Roger's wife, Jessica, a magnet to male attention. But, as they say, the plot thickens, thanks to Judge Doom (B000!Hisss!!). By the end of the film it really becomes a game of spot-the-cartoon- guest-stars. I highly recomend this film, were the thick one in 'On the Move' " but then I do have a mental age of 7! • "Oh no! You hasew9Treish IIVItageoxisse• 3 NUS CONFERENCE REPORT N T I NDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER P.O. BOX 157, LEEDS LS1 1UH TEL: (0532) 439071 or 434727

That's all from Leeds Student for this year. Our weary and worn staff are off home for a month or so's recuperation on real WORKERS homecooking and a course of heavy-duty steroids. But before they go, here are a few US Winter Conference dissolved into chaos In our tir parting festive thoughts to mull over in the last weekend as half of its agenda was lost dead hours after the Queen's speech finishes and before the Turkey arrives. Nunder a welter of time-wasting tactics and needed News editor John Rigby says: three platform occupations. Debates on Educa- 'For Christmas I want a 'Born in the North, says that live in the North, die in the Northy' T-short; tion and the reform of NUS vanished as did an a Stone Roses LP; an inflatable Morrissey emergency motion on the disorder surrounding translate and a new wig. My new year's resolution is to stop leching after the women in the office.' last month's national loans demonstration. Music editor Adam Higginbotham says: In her opening speech, NUS 'Christmas is utterly despicable. 1 shall be President Maeve Sherlock hibernating in Wookey Hole throughout the warned some thousand festive season.' students that the Govern- News editor Robin Perrie says: '1988 has been a bundle of laughs for me, ment's proposals on loans, especially when Middlesbrough took on the Poll Tax and voluntary Chelsea in theplay-offs and stuffed the membership would "strike at Cockney bastard's.' the very heart of the student Editor's PA Louise Allison says: 'I like Christmas because me mam buys the movement". She called for booze.' delegates to debate these

News writer Steve Ball says: issues frankly, but to go 'Shengdarliie kuaile, maties!' away united "recognising and working for one Music writer Vee says: 'Christmas reminds me of decapitated pup- another's needs". pies . .' (That's enough Vee — Ed) On the evidence of what followed, those going back to their colleges could be forgiven for thinking that political "ac- • Leeds delegates give a LIFE speaker the traditional cold Sh tivists" present at least as great a threat to students as the Conservative Government. HIV testing for those arriving from cer- and gays wanted to be part of t tain countries. loans campaign "on our terms, But constructive debate was at a conditions". Her contribution r ANARCHY IN THE NUS premium. The Student Financial Support prising since she had no speakin discussions saw the first signs of the fac- after failing to win a place on t A hint of the general anarchy to come tionalism which was to dominate pro- Delegation. Paul McDermott an was provided before conference even ceedings. The National Executive was representative brought this to tf opened, when 50 students occupied the criticised by hard left delegates for fail- tion of conference. After a leng platform demanding to make a state- ing to oppose loans effectively. There acrimonious debate the NUS det ment on behalf of students arrested dur- were predictable requests for direct ac- a 24 hour education shutdown ing a recent anti-loans demonstration in tion occupations and linking up with cide with another national den Sheffield. After the stage had been every conceivable working class move- Lion next February. It also reite cleared. business began with a debate ment. Tempers flared as NUS Women's commitment to a £35 a week IT on Overseas Students. In a rare show Officer, Gill Lewis, slammed the SWP for grant and the abolition of of unity a number of overseas delegates being a "predominantly middle class. contributions. highlighted the problems they face stu- organisation telling my class the way NUS then turned to the subj4 dying in Britain, including full cost fees, forward." own internal reform, and the "re-entry" visas for the non-resident LUU Women's Officer Rachel Taylor factions turned on one anothe husbands of students and the threat of in a surprise speech stated that lesbians vengeance. Maeve Sherlock to LETTERS

Editor: Andrew Harrison Dear Editor, FACT 3: — Louise Allison is President of Politics News Editors: Robin Perrie, John Rigby. Not all Christians are narrow fundamentalists, not all Society_ News Features Editors: Karen Thornton, Tim Christians are homophobic. Some of us are deeply Could any of this be related? Whitwell. distressed at the hurt Christians have often caused les- Yours, Stephen Smythe-Lewis. Sports Editor: Simon Rigby. bians and gays. We want to affirm peoples' various sex- Picture Editor: Mark Wright. ual appetites. We want to grow in our relationship with Dear Editor, Designers: Graham Alexander, Steve Hicks. God, Whilst realising that your experience of editorial mat- In Washington: Neil Amos, Eddie Goncalves, Yours, (Revd) Clive Barrett, Anglican ters is far in excess of my own, I feel duty bound to give Dave Wilson. Chaplain. you the benefit of my wisdom regarding a couple of Admin and Editor's P.A.: Louise Allison. points (from LS 25/11/88). Firstly [would- urge you not Typeset at Editorial Services, 346 Kirkstall Road, Dear Editor, to publish illegible articles on the centre pages of your Leeds. What a terrible, terrible shame to hear of Ringo news_paper, particularly if they are out of date (sec Printed by Widnes Commercial Print, Halton Starr's alcoholicism. NME two months ago), in an attempt to be radical anc Industrial Estate, Widnes. Let us hope that he soon detoxicates so he can do different. Printing the "Acid House" article over c Registered with the Post Office as a newspaper. another series of "Thomas the Tanked Up Engine". psychadelic pattern may have seemed like a good ides Yours, Ralph Brainiac. Advertising rates are available on request. at the time, but I am afraid it all went terrible wrong Deadlines are 5pm as follows: In contrast to this disaster I was overjoyed to see th. Dear Editor, appearence of "Malcolm's Present", in Trash. It was News: Tuesday and Wednesday May I draw your attention to the following:— Sport: Monday refreshing change to see such literary genius among' FACT — Three out of four of the Politics Society Arts/Music: Monday the usual amusing cartoons. I am prompted to sugge meetings this term have received centre-spread coverage that you publish more of this poetry, preferably trot Classified and What's On: Wednesday in 'Leeds Student'. Advertising: Preceding Friday. the author of "Malcolm's Present", as such depth an FACT 2: — Louise Allison is the Editor's Personal metaphoric power is difficult to find these days. Assistant . 6 Leeds Student 9 December Yours in anticipation of a deluge of metaphors-t, DEBBIE HARRYIBLONDIE: Once More Into the Bleach (Chrysalis) Review by Adam Higginbotham BACK A basement room in Chrysalis' marketing division, November 1988. "Dammit, McKeown, why did TO MY we have to bring out the compilation for Christmas 1981? Why couldn't we have waited? SI Now it's seven years later, and NGLES Reviewed by mistake what do we have? Nothing. What other artists of interest, quality, taste and commercial LAIBACH: ACROSS THE viability do we have? Eh? Eh?" UNIVERSE (Mute) "Well, there's always The Tchal Life. Another day, another Goombay Don. ." singles review column. Another twen- "STOP!! No, no. I've got it- ty minutes, and my towering black neo- REMIX them . . . her . . you modernist sculpture in fused melted know . ." vinyl will be another few inches taller. The present day, December If The Beatles were alive today, they'd 1988 Leeds," love this, Yep — that bad. And the B- Achi Untold atrocities hove been wreaked upon Blondie's side . . . Oh, oh, the B-side . back catalogue of pristine new sounds like Rommel playing with a wave pop songs. Someone has drum machine. taken it into their head to "resift" a cross- section of classic Harry- Stein U2: ANGLE OF HARLEM (Island) compositions. Thus, lust in ti me So, the self-styled World's Biggest to ruin my Christmas, comes a double album of five- to- seven Rock Band continue to perpetrate The minute versions of what were World's Biggest Con. And get away once beautifully stripped and with it. At present, they seem to be con- direct 21/2 minute singles. The ducting a retrospective provisionally results are utterly horrific. They entitled 'great R'n'B Through the Ages.' will launch anyone who covets Last month, it was Bo Diddley. Now their scratchy copies of 'Heart admittedly, that was a bit obscure. O of Glass', 'Rapture', or even However, this month, realising the in- demented rage. Those with fond pit estimable stupidity of the public, and memories of 1979 will be their own fans in particular, U2 are hitting the streets in their really going for broke. This month, thousands, baseball bats and they've released a note for note — note broken bottles close at hand, for note — duplicate of Wilson Pickett's searching for those record 'In the Midnight Hour.' But — and company executives responsible for this filthy travesty of here's the clever bit — they've called modern music. it something different. So — what next? Aside from the sacriligeous 'Dance to the Music'? I do hope so. O overtones of this endeavour, who, you may ask, actually wants 13 dance mixes of THE POGUES: YEAH, YEAH, Blondie records? The only YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. (Pogue acceptable track is "Call Me" and, that's only because it Mahone) incorporates that brilliant drum Remember Julian Cope? He's the one bit from Amii Stewart's "Knock with the leather trousers, the mike On Wood". Otherwise, all the stand and the stomping kickdrum- songs are at least four minutes driven songs. How about The Pogues? too long for anyone except Acid Yes? The ones with The Chieftains, House fans with particularly Black Bush and tin whistles. Good job bad taste. somebody does, because Shane MacGowon clearly can't tell the dif- ference between the two anymore.

THE TODD TERRY PROJECT: To but the Project is closer to his aim of ther up the pathway to oblivion. The Batmobile Let's Go (Sleeping creating fluorescent soundscapes where Whatever anyone may say. not every Bag) heat and stupid-fresh melody mesh and female can truly CUT IT. STETSASON IC: FLOAT ON. (A & live. Look. . . look. . . look. . . what I want M) Review by Andrew Harrison Even if it were only a good country to hear is a voice that approaches Yes, this is that song done by The mile ahead of any other house supercession, what I want to hear is the Floaters in 1977. Unfortunately, it's ac- or the faceless sound of house developments To The Batmobile' would vocal equivalent of a supernova, some tually even worse than that atrocious music. Todd Terry is as near as be a stonker. As it is, Terry's restless in- emotional blitz that steps outside, takes piece of tack. Anyway, it'll look good Fyou'll get to a personality. For all vention makes a virtue of its simplistic me into the firmament and once I've welded it to Strike's last of those instrumental jams that you spill forgets me. Siberry. Bjork, Hersh. single and bent the edges a bit. you lager to down the disco, a good twen- Wendy P., these people drive shafts ty percent will be Terry operating under into my heart, leave me gasping one of his multitude of pseudonyms: and alone. But O'Hara can do Black Riot, Swan Lake, Royal House and no more than repeat. restate the already SPACEMEN 3: REVOLUTION of course the Project. And for all of his elements and turns them into perfect given. Only on the tracheanostic 'Year (Fire Records) prolific output Terry is barely out of his thumbnail sketches of the beat set free. In Song' does she even begin to I think that this sounds far too much like teens. Plus 'To The Batmobile' boasts more engage with the same levels of The Velvet Underground for its own It's one of the ironies of the House and catchier hooks than a velcro cum- breathlessness. the same admissions of good. However, as I suggested this to boom that a shrinking character like merbund. Bango for that one, matey. being inarticulate. . "Joy iss the aim. iss the other hazy shapes which occa- Terry can create dancefloor thunder to the aim joy?" sionally drifted out of the carcinogeric challenge all your Princes and Slys, yet O'Hara is too polished, too accesible, fog which permeates this disgusting never raise his head from behind the MARY MARGARET O'HARA: MSS AMERICA. (virgin). too near to the Sade community. basement room, other opinions came mixing desk he uses to make it in his I could fall in love beside this, forward. So — take your pick — a) Jimi Brooklyn parlour. Review By Vee. fall in love to this, but Miss O'Hara ob- Hendrix, c.1970 b) Pink Floyd, c.1969 By approaching his hardware with a viously has better things to do c) The Seeds, c.1968 d) Suicide, technician's fascination with method and Look. . . look. . .look. . . look. . . this (like re-mixing and re-mixing until all the c.1973 or e) Bananarama c.1980. process. plus a seasoned clubber's feel singer-songwriter nonsense has started feeling disappears) than let me lose Mind you, some of these people may for the beauty of the beat, he can build to get out of hand. How much more are myself. not know what they're talking about. a party on the coffee table. And the trick we expected to stand this year? Jane Sib- Compact Disc drives are essential for Personally, I think that once I've made is, it works. bery releases an LP that is so near to good reproduction of the ineluctable the hole in the middle a bit bigger, it'll Royal House's 'Can U Party' has Godhead that Vishnu was seriously con- passionless nature of O'Hara 's make a firm base for a new work. I already taken the commercial wing of sidering handing in his resignation, while stylistic inadequacies. After all, style IS think I'll call it 'Death in Morecambe.' Terry's growing empire into the charts, the Throwing Muses clamber ever fur- a virus. Walther 9 Trash Moo cosies° 3 DRIVE, HE SAID

BLUE JEAN COP mill gratuitous violence, and also some compared to keeping your steamy Review by ED WALKER not so run-of-the-mill, but nonetheless affair, with the prosecution lawyer, nother film from the some batch gratuitous, violence. Desperately a secret from your pregnant fiancee! as Lethal Weapon, Witness, et al, trying to avoid hitmen from both sides This mix of action thriller, love story Ain which ex-Robocop Peter Weller of the law they try to clear a two-bit and courtroom drama results in plays a disillusioned legal aid attorney crack dealer from a murder rap. occasional three-way celluloid and Sam Elliot a grizzled undercover As if all this was not enough to schizophrenia. detective. Together they romp through handle, our intrepid heroes also have But, all in all, Blue Jean Cop is a well the vice-rings and drug barons, the girlfriend trouble, poor dears. Fighting produced film with plenty of action, a corrupt cops and car chases of for justice against the mob and a ring few laughs and some rather Manhattan. Featuring some run-of-the- of crooked coppers seems easy psychedelic neckties.

DICK WHITTINGTON: The 'National Institution For Bringing of Joe's first heartwarming tale. Karen mances from his actors and sensational THE CHRISTMAS PANTO History To Life Society', or NIBBLES. Woodman tottered about like a love-sick goat effects from his designers. Review by Andy Pemberton. launches a foray into the none too as Hero and Kathryn Hall skulked and The film traces the 'decline and fall' of the good play is like a good meal. It exhilirating world of the Bronte sisters with scowled as the thoroughly evil Bolshy. vertically divided city. Instigated by the should be savoured. each mouthful unexpected results. Unfortunately, the other scenes had far romance of a young slave girl and the town A lingered over, every nuance of flavour Audrey Openshaw and Olivia Marchant less humour and vitality and the political leader's son, worker emancipation is the appreciated. 'Panto' is the chip butty of the handle a sparkling script with an assortment message was handled crudely. Joe's outcome. Though severely hindered by a theatrical world: student panto. a bucket of of facial features which sent the audience rejection of a rich career in bog rolls in magician called Rotwang the couple achieve sick. into periodic bouts of genuine laughter. Just favour of poverty and the socialist cause, their aim; a Metropolis built on friendship I expected a dire, dishevelled, how incredibly dull the Bronte sisters may ends the play so abrubtly that it seems almost and trust. disorganised collection of in-jokes. However have been on a night in needs no guesswork possible that there is a whole second half to Though the well worn theme of love my preconceptions were politely asked to from this hearty rendition of farce — choice come. Certainly it was the writers' intention conquering all, good over evil and the leave after the first ten minutes. 'Dick elements such as Kate Bush's Wuthering to convey a socialist message clearly to a ultimate happy ending may make you wince Whittington' is a birthday meal. You can't Heights and snippets of the old Commie large working class audience. However, such a little; it is not possible to ignore Lang's NOT like it. The script was luscious, the manifesto got a lorra lofts. When these two simplicity spoils the ingenious basic satirical impressive visual style. Metropolis was the performances delicious. To trainspot players took things to extremes they did so idea of the play and leaves a modern most expensive German film to date and his individual performances of note may be with such panache that their return visit's audience with an unsatisfactory piece of elaborate sets with innovative special effects obvious, but I want to. going to be eagerly awaited indeed. theatre. placed him ahead of his time. The exhibition Susan Hennessey as Dick Whittington was is definite taster for the actual showing of perfect. 'Niceness' personified. Max WHERE'S THAT ` METROPOLIS' Metropolis in late February. Andrews as Bodicea, 011ie Turnbull as BOMB? PHOTOGRAPHIC Multipus Schizophrenius. Daniel Issacs...0h Workshop EXHIBITION (NMP) God they were all ace and magic. Theatre Studio Review by Debbie SANTA: ANDREW Although perhaps too long. the interval Review by Damian Harris HARRISON losing the momentum somewhat, the overall Whitworth Quite an amazing SANTAS HELPERS: affect was, like an excellent meal, fattening. In 1937 'Where's That Bomb?' was banned documentation of Fritz Lang's lengendary HEAD DWARF: Despite some purile 'dick' jokes. some by the Lord Chamberlain. He was upset by 1927 movie. Metropolis. Apparently CHRIS DONKIN scenes were truly hilarious. Whichever outrageous references to toilet paper. inspired by the New York skyline, Lang ELVES: HAY LEY LEE cheeky young scamp first prompted the idea. Written by two taxi drivers, this piece is animated his futuristic vision of a hierarchical must now he able to pat his stomach in a humorous attack on government city ruled by decadent Technocrats and JANE McDONALD AND siaistaetion, and ask with an impish grin. propoganda. Joe, an impoverished left wing maintained by slayss. SUE OLDFIELD 'What's for afters?' poet, is persuaded to write anti Communist. As well as depicting the story there are a REINDEERS: pro-government, romance stories, to be series of contrasting photographs. ADAM HIGGINBOTHAM WITHERING LOOKS — POLY printed on toilet rolls. The Lady, cooly Throughout the two years that the film tn,.1, & RED NOSE VEE THEATRE portra ed by Annie Smith. explains that ∎ to make. Van Harbou. Lang's brother in lay, RIBBONS AND WRAPPING Review by Ed Vernier these designer water closet necessaries will was commissioned to lake a series of shots Spools can often have a tendency for being end the role of 'the lay' as a breeding ground of work in progress. It is these informal BY THE YULETIDE mind-numbingly boring and extremely for revolutionaries. pictures that are contrasted with huge TERMINATOR HIX TO THE unfunny with it. But 1.ip--s..rvice's production In the long dream sequence Sarah presentation photographs of the film. BEERMOBILE — defied comention with this cracking display Whitehead's gaudy, bossy. all-American Together they provide dramatic record of the ITS SNOW! of wit which was delivered with terrific- gusto. Money Power. brings to life the characters way in which Lang coaxed striking perfor- 2 Dwarf Tressh PA aggenrina

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Sun Sun 2.20pm, 4.50pm, Leeds Playhouse, 1 2.15pm, 2 45pm, 5.30pm, 7.45pm Calverley Street, Leeds 8.15pm_ 3: A FISH CALLED LS2 3A.I 2: BIG 12.50pm, 3_10pm, WANDA 1.20pm, 5 10pm, TeL 4422111 Adm £1.80, 5.35pm, 8 l0pm. 8pm, Sun 2.30pm, 7.20pm doubt, bills £2.50. 3: JUNGLE BOOK Tickets on sale 30 min 1.10pen, 3 20pm, 5 45pm. Cottage Rood Cinema, before perf. GOOD MORNING Cottage Road, Sot 10th Dec VIETNAM Headingley Leeds L.S6 PINK FLOYD THE WALL 8.05p. Tel: 751606. (15) 4: SWITCHING lipm CHANNELS HUGHES D Adm, £1.80, £1.50 with oIVIV AI 1pm, 3.1.5pet, 5.35pm, 8pm 010 IMIASTIE;RIAL 'VERY TALENTED' A sH MCPHAIL union card. Sun 11th Dec OtiEBAT• AR COLORS 6.55pm, 8 25pm, CRY FREEDOM (PG) 5. BUSTER 30 Ott VIE Gi'.1R91:1,V 0,S1511 183.S AMUS A "Cli DLy 7.30pm 1pm, 3.15pm, 5.35pm, 8pm SINGING vis Sun 5.10pm, 7.40pm '111. TVE e 1 . BOX OFFICE 442 111 lP";11. 10/1P TICKETS £4.50 , £3.25 FOR STUDENTS OAP's/UB40's PLAYHOUSE SUBSCRIBERS HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO Ali "GOOD-TO-GOERS" FROM JANE & SUE J - I ' ■ Y7.1 a MaitilTrosh IIVIessiamin*, But why are we here, at the BBC, making PINK PEG SLAX have been a video for 'Look North'? What was making ludicrous videos. going to happen? An ice and snow ANDY PEMBERTON went to extravaganza? I asked the producer watch. how much all this would cost; 'about C50'. here has never EVER been a good SO what's the video actually about? Christmas single. There has never No-one was specific. Pyjamas were been any seasonal vinyl worth mentioned, a set worthy of 'Blue Peter' T had been erected. A band member waving a muddy stick at. I was ready to hate this. I believed Pink Peg Slax was heard to remark, 'I'm gonna have to play revivalist, all-been-done-before be pissed for this.' Eventually the 'rock'n'roll'. From Vinces' comb down truth emerged. The 'chaps' would (in to the Zippo lighter, it's all very costume) mime to their record, while a familiar. Yet here was I, listening to the somewhat overstuffed Santa, unable to fit umpteenth take of 'Santa Claus is too down the chimney, looks on in frustration. fat to fit down the central heating Ace. pipe.' Well, why not, it is Christmas. Vince appeared anxious, as well 1 would put my prejudices to the side; he might. I reminded him of Elvis and if I remembered where I left them, appearing on the Ed Sullivan show singing I could pick them up on the way out. 'Hound Dog' to a canine bedecked The Floor Manager asked, 'OK chaps, in top hat and collar. Elvis later described could you run through the number one this as 'the most ridiculous performance of more time.' As one member pointed out, his career'; there were, of course, it was all very 'Ready Steady Go'. Any many more, so was Vince worried? 'Yeah, minute now, that Pathe news accent, We actually provided a complete 'Cripes Missus, no wonder these guitar storyboard with our own ideas. boys can't afford a haircut!' Such seemed Apparently it was too complicated.' the broad gap between band and Through discussion with the producer a producer. compromise was reached, Vince seemed Finally, soundtrack perfected, we placated, and Rock'n'Roll history was ready to be made. Yet, Vince himself adjourned for lunch and I took this opportunity to collar Vince, lead singer, realised, if he didn't like the way he was hulking and seemingly overbearing in made to appear, what could he do? Not black quiff and lurex jacket. Yet he was a much, That I fear, is the true history of prince among men; warm and friendly, Rock'n'Roll. ready to discuss a Tube appearance, As Vince and the boys departed far the Neighbours, 'Leeds UTD — the glory studio, I gave them a cheery smile. I hope years', the merits of Barry Manilow and it went well. I hope they do well. They much more. Words spilled over the table, j deserve it. Blimey Flip! Ain't life a bowl of covering the mushy peas before us, cliches, eh?

STHE POGUES (Refectory) Neanderthals. That the Pogues can have an Review by Martyn Ziegler almost identical gig three years consecutively o say that the Pogues played with a points to stagnation. As one disgruntled fan told me, the Pogues no ion9er have to ploy ack of charisma would be more l well for their money, they lust have to play, Tthan an understatement. A bunch of and they do so with the minimum of effort. Neanderthals would have been more Having played the obligatory 'Irish Ravers', talented. In fact to put this review on the one spark of life in the whole concert was the Live page could be contentious, for when they performed the Rolling Stones' Shane, Spider and the rest of them had 'Honky Tonic Women.' Spider managed a very consumed so many chemicals that they passable imitation of Mick Jagger, and no guesses who was Keith Richard (except that might as well have been rag-dolls he looked even more wasted). mouthing to the music with the I only hope that if the Pogues repeat their occasional incoherent swearword yearly date at Leeds next November those of thrown in for good measure. the same mind will boycott the ridiculously I don't doubt that many of the audience feel high price for such a poor product — it's all they 9ot their £8 worth. Most of that heaving, about supply and demand, and In these days sweating mass were so pissed they wouldn't of the free market economy, the Pogues have noticed if the band actually were should be redundant.

Bomb the Bass (Leeds Polytechnic) Tiny, smiling Tim Simenon oozes charisma in Dirty and sexy, they live up to any promise that shallow-pates. They laugh before spitting in Review by Andy Pemberton thick padded jacket, sweatshirt and baseball cap you care to name. disgust. It's this blend of the openly seditious and pulled down over his face. He is his Judge Dredd sardonic that sets my temples blazing. Yum-yum. im Simenon. AKA Bomb the Bass. was in his very own 2000 A.D comic. He is smiling. BEATNIGS (The Astoria) I leave in flames. It's the first time I've ever the man responsible for the resurgence The bastard. Review by RICHARD HOLLINS wanted to hug a Pop Star. I consider proposing Tof the smiley face logo. That crass, to someone. Anyone. Who cares. Yeah...it was featureless face, with its hopeless grin. The sublimely soulful moment in Pop today is FUZZTONES (Duchess of York) THAT exciting. Swoon! possibly the most inappropriate image for Review by Fash a bleached-out wraith of rapture and defeat; a these times. As the acid-losers and 'Smart languorous sigh from a beaten heart. 'Soul' is no but casuals' wiggle to the beat. (before the At its best, Rock'n'Roll should be like a newly longer the fat, distended, clenched fist of a thing ONE THOUSAND VIOLINS (THE gig), I'm sure I'm missing something. Where killed lamb. It should BLEED..it should exude it once was, but an anaemic. palsied plea. DUCHESS OF YORK) Rap can be vociferous and violent, Acid is the feel of the RAW it should snarl it should stand The Beatnigs don't seem to want to know. In- REVIEW by PHIL SMITH just monotony for the monotonous. alone, ready to take on the world. It should be stead they're a circular saw and a clash of metal: The opening bass rumble of •Megablase sets the coagulated spirits of Jimmy Dean, Monty Clift an exaggerated chaos of cut-ups and shapes in With their whole-hearted approach. One my trousers all a-tremble. They know I hate it and Mary Miles Minter sprawled in one pulsating a lather of sweat and arms and sparks and sugar Thousand Violins are the perfect remedy to the when they do that. Various artists come and go. pile. kisses. But, all the same. I love it. They take reluctant attitude of the majority of the 'indie-pop' while 'Smiley Tim' remains in the middle of it At its worst, Hock'N'Roll is a cliche of mirror beautiful risks with noise, weaving vicarious swirls — 'I wish I was still in my bedroom' type all. Smiling. Merlin. the Sound of London'. specs, scowled looks and unimpressive emotions. of angular, gawky and near-guitarless rhythm. It's bands. Vince. the vocalist, is undeniably the star; describes 'Pieces in a game of chess'. and with More Annie Nightingale than Freddy Nietzsche, catharsis through drumsticks. Some achievement. he gives off the appearance of being an the 'end is nigh' un the backs of sweatshirts and its a dry blast of smoke They're revolu- amiable 'nutter' with his animated stage person- clucks on the front. he may nut be as original as without any fire. How peo- tionaries too. I usually na and his tendency to leap around like a lunatic he likes to believe. ple can make noise with so hate that crap. But they on acid! little emotion is too far The music itself was great: the sixties influent!• Maureen Walsh slinks onstage and performs dispense with the 'Sa• a Little Prayer'; stolen from Aretha Franklin. beyond me to bother to comment on, so 1 won't. typical signifiers of rebellion, austerity and ed psychedelic indie pop of their debut L.P. 'Hey discipline, and assume the role of playful tyrants. Man that's Beautiful' with the last single 'All this is at best worthless, at worst unforgivable. The Leeds Six faces are out in force, and are Aboard the Love Mobile' and some grew songs Latrine McKintosh bounces on. sings, bum-Ices going to be presented with a sound that is The singer grins and winks and skips, because that didn't make the L.P... a bit more, then bounces off. It is Neneh Cherry everything that they can never be. The Fuzztones what the heck! dancing is better than politics anyway. My legs agreed. Amid the psychedelic slides that provided the who takes the evening and stub it into her hand- are a blast of RAW passion, the like of which we backdrop and the smell of incense from the bag when no-one is looking, the occasion is hers. won't see again until the dawning of the next new At times they're a cock-thrusting pastiche of band's joss sticks, Vince posed the sixty four Five months pregnant. she gives the genitals of age. When Rudi Protrudi fixes the audience with Americana. In 'Burritos' they savage the Reagan million dollar question: 'Are we twenty years too Rap machismo a swift hoot. Inciting and exciting a smile, its pure flame, pure pose. But, the Fuzz— Administration for the hamburger excesses of its late?' I don't think so Vince — as Mark E Smith the audience, a human face soon transcends the cones know how to pose properly, know how to diet, 'Television' is a polemical indictment of a once said `Make sure that the record that these most expert scratching. really live the myth that they play with. granclseale media-fuck in a nation of songs are from is in YOUR Christmas stocking! 4 fittsabalk Traash Maigeminete

Those first PLAITT M impressions • A beginner's view of NUS e of darkest need, NUS fails just when we Conference by Deanne Holmes he prospect sound- most; our man in Blackpool, Rick Nye , nded daunting. So Tmuch politics, so much pro- ceedure, so many students all this was not their finest hour, and with conflicting ideas, but all so sure of their arguments. How long would it take to feel you fit- the bourgeois patois. ted in, and convinced yourself you had as much right as they did National Executive proposals claiming aigns they were likely to face in the near to be there? that NUS must be "ready and willing to THE POLICY THEY PASSED Not too long, surprisingly. By future. "I'm fighting to stay in this Union the end of the first session you take on the Government" and able to LOANS but I need support" said a delegate. • Demands for a £35 a week were soon caught up in either the respond to the diverse needs of its Others were less charitable. A speaker euphoria or angry disappoint- members. Pat Younge, NUS's Education minimum grant and an end to parental ments of the conference. That's contributions. from an FE college dismissed the con- Vice President, stressed the need for fur- not to say there weren't still • A 24 hour Education Shutdown and ference as a "political pantomime". ther consultation before any decision technicalities and points that we- National Demonstration for February These sentiments were echoed in the re difficult to grasp, but then the was taken otherwise the proposals 1989. Leeds delegation. Jane Winterburgh, a chair seemed to have a few pro- would launch an "internal war". POLL TAX first time observer described events as blems with that too. • "Can't Pay, Won't Pay" campaign. showing the NUS to be "completely use- So why then was so much of my • i FACTIONALISM OVER National Demonstration in less, politically impotent and bureau- mpression that of dismay? Pa- Edinburgh on 1st April 1989. tience quickly ran out with the INTERNAL REFORM cratic". Dave Hampson thought NUS OVERSEAS STUDENTS time wasting and factional • Opposition to full cost fees Conference had been a "sapping experi- disputes, that seemed to take The battle between the Kinnockite • Campaign to repeal 1971 ence". "We don't need any more proof priority over discussion. Labour Students (NOLS), the most in- Immigration Action and "Re-entry than this conference, that NUS needs Perhaps the conference minutes should read more like a fluential grouping in the NUS and the visa for non resident husbands. reform", commented Carl Mustill of sports report: more leftward leaning Socialist Students NUS REFORM LPSU. But the factions had the final say. The Winter Conference. (SSiN) ensured that the "internal war" • To keep Winter Conference Debate on NUS reform was left in- Blackpool. NOLS Vs SSIN. PLAY. THE DEBATES THEY DROPPED complete after further delaying tactics. FIRST GAME, FIRST SET: The Poll was waged anyway. Socialist Students Tax. • Education Campaign Emergency motions and the opportuni- wished the debate stopped at any price, NOLS to serve. "Fault", cries • Loans Demonstration ty for delegates to hold the executive Labour wished to push through its Sexual Abuse SSIN running up to the • accountable for the work it had done microphone to complain to the reforms at all costs. Both were prepared • Most of NUS Reform ' Ider to use every hureauratic trick in the this year were lost. chair. "Point of Order"- • Executive Reports "On the line". cries NOLS. book while the bemused majority of • Closing the Conference, Maeve conference adopted a "Can't Pay, Won't Steering Committee to clarify, 15 anti- conference delegates looked on. Sherlock claimed that everyone "had — 0 to NOLS. Pay" strategy with a national 1 our SSiN managed to manoeuvre the re- contributed in some small part" to the NOLS serves again. "Out", sur- mainder of the NUS reform debate to demonstration for April 1st. Immediate- general disruption and that disunity was shouts SSiN directed to the cha- ights the end of the conference, almost as ly. before the final vote on the motion "not a luxury we can afford". Bin ir. The audience begins slow clapping. LUU soon as it had begun. 100 women then was taken, Scottish Militants, with the perhaps most delegates left Blackpool SWP and the SSiN rushed to the plat- "Call for a count" cries SSiN. !cted decided to occupy the stage to protest echoing the sentiments of "Cosmo" Booh! Hiss! The audience is nen- at the level of intimidation on the con- form. Some 150 of them chanting and Hawkes, sometime clown, elephant and certainly getting value for money •and ference floor. Later Hadas Altwarg an jumping up and down forced the Na- National Executive member. here. Referees walk onto con- !cl on LUU Delegate explained she had taken tional President to adjourn the con- The most recognisable and approach- ference floor to count the vote. ference until the following morning. able NUS executive member, he is also Vote is turned - 15 all. Play coin- part because she had felt that women continues. istra- were being "Disgustingly treated, ex- PANTO SEASON STARTS HERE a common hate figure for political fac- Is it too much to ask for game its cluded from debate. intimidated and tions and had to survive an attempt to to be suspended while we debate - num sexually harassed". The conference reconvened, a much no confidence him this weekend. "I our issues? ental It then became the turn of the Militant depleted affair. Many of the Trotskyists would rather have a bad national union This aside however, I did come were conspicuous by their absence, as that could be changed, than no national away with the conviction that the Tendancy and the SWP to enter the cen- Union does have a future, and the 3f its tre stage. During the debate on Poll Tax were a lot of ordinary delegates who union at all. but NUS is crap at the mo- potential to be great. It's just up itical the far left failed to push through a had tired of their antics. Delegations ment". Few people will have come away to us to make ourselves heard. ith a policy calling for the local authorities not from Bristol and Durham Universities from Winter Conference disagreeing (Which I am eager to try at the J the to implement the Poll Tax. Instead the were talking of the disaffiliation camp- with that. next conference!)

Firstly, what is the point of having a T.V. reviewer who /e-by poetry, Paul Stewart. lacrosse team, I should like to congratulate these shin- ing examples of manhood on their Fine performances. hates T,V. programmes? If he dislikes T.V. so much why rid of this ear Editor, I am certain that heaps of other females would echo the hell does he want to write about it? Get I enjoyed reading Leeds Student (25/11/88) with its my desire to see you print some pits and info. on the pee-brained idiot who mindlessly criticises every teresting interview with David McKie of The Guardian. boys, especially Pickton Turbaville and Aubrey programme on the box (even though a lot of was refreshing to hear from a man who is prepared Snorebit. them deserve it) and get someone who will give us a realistic indication of the quality of T.V. programmes. stand up for his rights as a champion of the free press Keep up the good work, lets show everyone what all reviewer ought to actually enjoy watching free speech. If only more editors were so commit- the chaps at this university are made of. Surely a T.V. d to journalistic independence from the government. Yours, Penelope P. Parker-Ponsonby. T.V. Secondly, why does Leeds Student loarsist in including However I cannot agree with McKie's comment that tiny minority of students are interested ?cause so many students read The Independent, they theatre reports. A Dear Editor, in this 'arty-forty' rubbish and these probably don't 'e by nature non-political. I personally read the paper In reply to Kamran Abbasi's letter of last week (LS read 'tabloids' like Leeds Student anyway. accuse it is literally the only truly independent quali- 2/12/88), LUU does not believe that the only oppress- with any political Finally, how about some decent coverage of Leeds daily in Britain, with no formal links ed minority in the Soviet Union are the Jews, and has United. Football is the national most popular sport so arty. This does not mean that I am non- political — it never stated so. The OGM, as the sovereign body of how can any local paper justify the scanty coverage liply means that l prefer a newspaper which has no the Union passes or rejects whatever motions are sub- Leeds Student gives to our local side. After all they are consequently describes events in a cesto grind, and mitted by its members. So if Karmen would like to sub- doing rather well at the moment. This situation is all the way. Then I can latively objective, well-balanced mit a resolution on Soviet Muslims, please feel free. more puzzling when you consider that the Sports Editor dge for myself which political party is acting most Yours, J.H. claims to be a Leeds United Fan. So come on 'Slugger sponsibly. Simon', show your loyalty to the lads by giving them Yours, Andrew Blackman. Dear Editor, some decent coverage . ear Editor, have several complaints to make about the content Leeds United supporter. As an avid reader of your coverage of the men's of Leeds Student. Yours, Leeds Student 9 December 7

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Dalin+) Trash Mame' sine - obikvaste,-x IA re -41 wArro0 -ti6Mid ArtATfridit3iY -111411,401011Eir -.4rdervislitrisirc ABSOLUTELY NO CRIMBO SPIRIT collecting empty cigarette (what?) and had the entire HERE, SPACE packets. The Fan says delegation covered in sup- an Ks 'Good one Si' porters badges, promo- CADETS! Of course The Fan tional baseball hats, like We would also like to would not be The Fan Mike' sweatshirts etc, but thank the following con- without mentioning that come the immortal day tributers who didn't make bastion of political lunacy (Sunday Morning) only to the photo-call for fear and megalomania, the in- three out of the eleven of missing the deliverance famous NUS Conference. delegates managed to get of 'Des Clarke 11' . . . The LUU delegation hod out of bed in time to vote. Tim Crabbe; Steve Bali; the usual contrast of in- Mikey still managed to get Ion Millar; Jackie West; competence and naivety elected, and The Fan says Vee; Mark Wright; Dave versus careerism and cor- 'Yo! Judging by your Hobbs; Joe 'I support a ruption, but Leeds supporters-to-success ratio representation was not you ore most truly the crap football team' limited to them. David Owen of Leeds, McCrea; Paul Twite; For the second time now, Mikey Boy'. Gulay Eskikaya; David failed conference candidate FACT: Mike was the most Bailey; Vannessa Nolan; Rachel 'don't oppress vociferous opponent of sen- Katie Bennett; Rob Hunt; me or punch your ding a letter to NUS criticis- Tim Jones; Lesley he Fan was per- minutes desperately trying man to do it, eh Whaley? fucking lights out' ing the organisation of the Maitland; Siobhan Elliot; turbed to notice last to find likely candidates Down at the Poly, the Taylor went to Blackpool infamous bloodspattered Sara Brunet; Rick Nye; Sunday that even who could give an ar- T esteemed bureaucrats are anyway. Determined to demo. Alex Gardiner; Robert ticulate and sensible opi- `Spitting Image' has obviously not satisfied with speak on her Favourite sub- The Fan says, 'Could Winfield; Graham Alex- nion on the subject, then he begun to nick Leeds the accumulated shame that jects, the formidable 'Tank this be related to Mike's ander; Nick Brownlee; gave up and gave the Student scoops. The they have already brought Girl' decided to 'borrow' a latest career move?' Donner and Blitzen; tickets to a load of trots and themselves this term. mighty Stude carried the Rob delegates card in order to And to round off a Suzue Bergman; Caroline the infamous Richard Hunt, Chair of S,R.C. is ioke 'Senator, you're no execute her plan. But, the tedious weekend, Dave Elliot; Martin Ross; Ian 'road-shitter' obviously jealous of his col- Jack Kennedy,' some Stude's favourite Exec Hampson could be relied Edwards; Sue Old field; Mildren. leagues famous misdeme- weeks ago courtesy of member had not taken into upon to end the 'holiday' William Potter; Robert Whale, with his usual nours has decided to get in account the McDermott for the Leeds Delegation our Washington Bureau. Good; Joanne Pilkington; hatred of students, set out on the act himself. At a par- with its land-slide with his typical 'niceness'. factor ( Karen Triggs; Neil Amos; The chaps down at Cen- to humiliate all concerned ty the other week he was mandate from the masses) Once aboard the bus, Dave Eddie Goncalves; Dave tral Television obviously with the programme. His ef- spotted drunkenly trying to The spoil-sport trot decided proceeded to 'thank' Wilson; Jenni Lamout; haven't got their ears so forts included going around make a phone coil to Ham- to spill the beans on our (patronise, patronise) the Helen Best; Amanda In. close to the ground. bars with a camera crew burg (presumably without Rachel who was only trying delegation for their good The previous Friday night and asking hapless students the host's permission), to do a bit of handy-work behaviour during the con- verarity; Joanne Albin; had brought more how they could afford to without realising that he with her personal icepick. ference, in contrast to other Emma Brown; Joe televisual joy to the square- smoke and drink so much if doesn't even know anyone Rachel was promptly delegates. (Gold stars all- McMartin; Neal Hesketh; eyed Fan Thing in the Form they were as poor as they in Hamburg. The Fan says elected From conference. round kids). There was then Pip° Moniandino; Mark of the James Whale claimed, and asking them 'The interest on the B.T. The Fan says 'SHAME an embarrased pause as Williams; Phil Cur- show. Apparently, the said how much their clothes had shores should cover that ON YOU HORRID Dave waited to be thanked now . . . and anyone else radio supremo (shut- ley cost General red faces one Rob.' BUREAUCRATSI' for his efforts as delegation what so ever who might shame mistake — Ed) had all-around. The Leeds Student office Mike y 'meddlin' leader. Eventually someone have over looked . . . We called up our very own The Fan agrees with the has also been blessed with Green fa red slightly bet- complied, but was sarcastic hope we haven't screwed Dar Dar with the request porcine moron that students its usual run of lunatics, ter at conference, despite enough for everyone to up your career oppor- for 15 (witless) students to should be booted into debt well, the some one as usual the efforts of his colleagues notice this except for Dave tunities (Yo Achim' CHeck appear on his show about so quickly it makes their actually. Simon 'con- to the contrary. Poor old 'delusions of popularity' No. 2571,1 Hampson. The Fan says student Finance. Dar Dar eyes water and is quite sure cerned human being` Mikey was doing his best to 'Get right on one Hampo'. spent a strenuous two that a local radio D.1 is the Rigg is running a one-man get elected to 'University Here they are...Stude Troop '88

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Front Row — Martyn 'shy-boy' Ziegler, Chris 'gimme Left to right. Back row — Damien Whitworth, limbo Middle Row — Simon 'granny victim' Rigg, Maryam a kebab' Donkers, Louise 'personally organised' Allison, 'Swordfish Whitwell, John 'Baldrick' Rigby, Torn 'd'Abo'lqbal, Jane 'Sex Kitten' McDonald, Gay 'smiley Phil 'my brother's in the music business' Smith, Andy 'send 'where's Rochelle?' Symonds, Karen 'Garfield' Thornton, face' Flashman, Laurence Gavin, Beezy 'Tankgirl' Marsh, me a 1st year girlie now' Harrison, Nigel 'yes, if it's desperate' Oakley. Pete 'Lord Lichfield' Finan. Second back row — Paul 'if we look to France' Hartley, Second Front row — Robin 'spindly legs' Perrie, Andy Susannah Kinsella, Rochelle 'where's Tom?' Ford, Kornai 'guitar hero' Pemberton, Adam 'house bastard' Higgin- change the nappies Darling' Stern. botham, Ed Venner, Marilyn Sequira. Ahmed, Julian Leeds Student 9 December 9

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1. The Human League: Martin Ross Greatest Hits. 2. The Clash: Story of The Clash Vol.1 3. Nick Cave: Tender Prey (h:s is A-- ef„ go: rig" end Nasty Box 4. I Ca Incorporated: Cash at take aril", ore . of1.- 5. Pixies: Surfer Rose Eop S et 6. Prince: Lovesexy 7. Jane's Addiction: Nothing's Shocking. 8. Skinny Puppy. 9. EPMD: Strictly Business.: 10. Throwing Muses: House Tornado. 11. Various Artists: Pia) It All Back Vol. 2. 12. Dust Devils: Gufirelight. 13. Eric B and Hakim: Folio% the Leader. 14. Bananarania: Greatest Hits. 5. The Ham* Men: The Man Who Would Be King. 16.Gar7. Clad and Taekhead: Tackhead Tape Tints. 17. AR Katie: 69. 18. Voice of the Beehive: Let It Bee. 19. King Blank: Real Dirt. 20. Diamaiiiia Galas: You Mum Be Certain Of The Devil.

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he University team progressed to the Tsemi-finals of the UCARLA cup with a very organised and disciplined display against their Poly by J Shiel scored a stunning in- rivals in front of a sizeable Football dividual goal. Picking the crowd at Bodington. With LUU lst's 3 Manchester ball up on the half-way neither side having lost a lst's 1 line he sped past four men game this season there eeds won the top of before curling the ball in- was every ingredient to the table clash in a to the top corner. A new suggest that a classic was Lhard fought game at found confidence was in- on the cards, yet the out- Weetwood. In the first stilled into the Leeds team come of this match was twenty minutes both the due to the return to the reflected in the discipline teams were evenly match- team of a fit Donelly. His of the two sides. courtesy of an interception University had two further thy. It seems a pity that a ed with Manchester creat- form in the final twenty The Polytechnic set out try but they failed to capit- opportunities to push the player with such natural ing a good chance from minutes showed that his to intimidate their op- alise on this score by giving score out of reach by being ability has to reduce which the outstanding Ke- return to fitness is now ponents but their plans away a number of penalties awarded two penalties for himself to those tactics. The rsey produced a fine save. complete. Webb com- backfired as the referee for foul play. The Universi- foul play, Hensley obliging gesture he gave to Univer- Manchester scored mid- pleted the scoring with a took a strong line against ty were able to claw their both times. sity supporters on leaving well taken goal from a offenders, typified by the way through the first half way back courtesy of two When the Polytechnic the field was certainly un- with a fine strike that gave pass off Clarke. dismissal of three Poly- penalty goals and a drop eventually had the ball in professional. Martin Wilson technic players in a ten goal courtesy of Russell Kersey no chance. the University 25 yard area, sealed the match by diving Leeds' left side became LUU 2nd's 1 Manchester minute spell during the se- Hensley to give an interval their scrum half had a less over from close range and 2nd's 3 cond half. mobilised and the ex- scoreline of 5-6 in favour of than complimentary word Connelly, copping a fine cellent Webb and im- Leeds deservedly lost to The University, on the the Polytechnic. with a spectator and the performance, sliced aginative Clarke combin- other hand, kept their referee gave him his mar- through the defence to a better team on the day. The second half was one ed to create several heads and concentrated on way traffic. Unrelenting ching orders. touch down three minutes The Leeds team never got playing the game. They tackling from the Universi- He was joined three from the end. chances that should have going with several of their were always going to use ty forwards totally minutes later by his prop This was a well-executed been taken. Early in the key members below par. their strong, mobile pack to counteracted any attack the forward for kicking in the performance by Leeds second half, man of the Only Morgan, Eccles and their advantage typically Polytechnic could produce. tackle and finally by Simon University and if this form match Clarke scored TUrner performed with led by example by captain They took the lead when Longstaff, the Polytechnic can be reproduced there Leeds' deserved equaliser any degree of respectibili- Damian Connelly. Hensley dummied three professional centre for will certainly be some after good work from ty, with Eccles scoring Indeed the Polytechnic times to go under the posts another assault on the silverware in the trophy Webb. Leeds goal with a good lead early in the first half and duly add the goal. The loose forward Jon McCar- cabinet this year. Soon after, Clarke finish from twenty yards. International Lacrosse Badminton by C Burr struggling in the relegation at a shot, he dropped the University, and Sheffield St- Men's Lacrosse zone. Never in the entire ball. Other diabolical per- eelers. They comfortably LEEDS UNI 13 OLDHAM match were Leeds more formances came from goal- beat Crewe 5-1 before play- AND WERNETH 13 than two goals ahead, this keeper Yacamucci whose ing brilliantly to beat first can be explained by the goal-keeping ability seems division Steelers 8-2 and he men's Lacrosse fact that the attack was to be decaying exponential- first division and Universi- team produced static and had absolutely no ly with time. The defence ty champion Sheffield Tpossibly the most imagination whatsoever. had gaps in it big enough to University 4-3. pathetic display in their Captain Turbaville, who drive a bus through, and Having qualified for the history last Saturday. Ex- normally sets up the at- the midfield needn't have final as group champions, cept for Guillet not one tacks and gets in the thick turned up seeing that they Leeds decided to give their single player produced an of things was a complete didn't contribute anything. second team the chance to acceptable performance. farce. Never had I seen him Luckily the six-a-side play in the final. Unfor- A victory for Leeds play so incredibly badly — squad got their act together tunately they lost 7-1, but should have been a formali- he had no speed and failed for the Yorkshire six's the although Leeds first didn't ty since they are to win a single one-on-one next day. They only had 'win' the trophy they left undefeated divisional situation or score a single three potentially hard matc- the venue dearly as the leaders whilst Oldham are goal, infact his only attempt hes against Crewe, Sheffield best side in Yorkshire. Ten Pin Bowling

Ten Pin Bowling first series Leeds worked disappointing start finished Universities side. This was UAU Championship their way up with some well with a 152 average. all the more remarkable Unluckiest man was Roe- since Wobey only managed t the annual UAU consistently brilliant team bowling. Individually, Firth, buck, who was dropped for to make the Leeds side! Championship held with a 173 average (in- the final series despite Aylett (126 average) and Aat Nottingham Bowl cluding two 500 series) bowling a 245 average. In Hicks (121 average) would last weekend, Leeds Univ- could count himself previous years it had been also have made the side ersity performed excellen- distinctly unlucky only to noted that teams had bowl- had they bowled anywhere tly, finishing 3rd in the finish on the reserve list for ed worse than Leeds and near as well as they can. In men's tournament and se- the English Universities won the tournament. the end Leeds suffered a cond in the women's. team. In previous years he The women's side were close second for the second In an exceptionally would have been an well below their best in the year running. strong men's tournament, automatic selection with first series, a fact that pro- In all though it was an ex- Leeds were edged out by bowling of that standard. bably cost them the cham- 'cellent performance, in Nottingham, who won on Allen (168 average) bowled pionship, being narrowly spite of the strong opposi- 'home lanes, and Hull who excellently with a 572 beaten by Hull. Small bowl- tion. Now it is hoped that had a distinct advantage in series being the highest by ed an average of 145 (in- the side can go on and Ma, an international bowler a Leeds bowler on the day. cluding a 471 series) and, achieve even better results who went on to win the in- Cunningham finished one with Wobey (144 average, in the UCTBA tournaments, dividual title. pin ahead of Briggs (both including 196 game), was in which they have already • A scene from Englands International match at the University reached the quarter-finals. Sports Hall, last week. After being fifth after the 161), and Adams, after a selected for the English Leeds Student 9 December 11 FIONNUALA FALLON was hditifkietto frithNSIthiouhted 0110'0060W Students on Westminster Bridge. Two weeks later she looks at how the NUS CONFERENCE REPORT law might help students have justice done. Rise and rise of Another view from the Bridge he loans demonstration in London left a Finally, how can we lot of students numbed and horrified; counter-attack? Any person perhaps many, like me, still retained the can bring a civil action for the Elephant Man T assault against another preception of police as protector. When beliefs individual; the slightest was arranged and 'Como' hopes firmly lodged during childhood are suddenly touch may be an assault if it by Rick Nye to meet him in person when he shattered, the result can be traumatic. ichard 'Comma' Hawkes, Manchester is unreasonable. The offence visits the Soviet Union in the However, numbness passes still depends on whether committed by the University Communications Officer and NUS New Year. complainant (here executive member is no normal political and the time has come to there was unreasonable R NO CONFIDENCE tight back; not a physical obstruction of the traffic, obstruction) is only relevent hack. Whether dressed as a clown, elephant or confrontation where the and this, of course, is in determining the reason- Santa Claus he is a successful self-publicist who However his attitude is not to police inevitably surpass us, dependent on the facts. ableness of the force used. has developed into a popular and shrewd political everyone's taste. He came close but with our knowledge. (All When the police mounted However, civil actions are campaigner. to being no-confidenced this last this learning must be good their attack an the students, expensive, slow and Some see him as a serious 'Liven up conference and have a weekend after telling health for something!) the offences we were unpredictable. A much more alternative to the earnest good time myself. His support in- students that he hadn't had the Firstly, how do we stand committing were; advisable method is a handwringing and worn out creased as the elections went on time to work on that responsibili- legally? Regarding the obstruction of the highway formal complaint to the sloganising which makes up until he was finally elected to a ty and didn't want the job in the demonstration as a whole, under the 1839 Metropolitan Police Complaints Authority much of NUS's work. Certain- part time position. He puts his first place. there are two relevant Police Act and obstruction of in London. This is an ly many left wing critics see success down to 'being silly. but On the reform of NUS, he statutes. The 1839 the police under the 1839 independent body which is him as representing a trend knowing when to be serious'. He wants to see a student union of- Metropolitan Police Act Metropolitan Police Act. bound to investigate any where political issues are blur- is critical with the way NUS cur- ficers conference replace one of contains regulations on Unfortunately, the courts complaint, and costs the red by a 'rag week' approach rently operates and is scathing of the two current delegates access to and from have ruled that a person can complainant nothing. Their to campaigning. his own critics who believe he is conferences. Parliament; we were in be guilty of the offence record is very good, and Leeds Sludent interviewed trying to take politics out of the it's logical that elected ex- breach of S52 when we though unaware that he is their recommendations are 'Cosmo' during last week's con- National Union. ecutive officers should come to approached Parliament. The obstructing the police, so effectively noted by the ference to see if there is any 'That's bollocks: he quips. The conference. They're the ones 1986 Public Order Act long as he is aware of the media and the police force. room for clowning in student way to increase involvement in who are accountable when they contains regulations on action which in fact causes I suggest that the LUU politics at a time when being NUS is to raise relevant issues'_ get back to their college so they'll processions (this includes the obstruction (here, aware and LPSU executives appeal a student is no longer a And raise them he has. This make sure proper student issues demonstrations) and of standing or sitting in the to students for eye-witness laughing matter. year 'Como has had the respon- are debated' provides that a procession is road). statements, and send these When 'Cosnto' first stood for sibility for running NUS's Soviet 'Cosmo is also critical of the legal so long as it does not So, given the offences we to the Police Complaints the student executive, he Jewry Campaign. way NUS conducts its campaigns. unreasonably obstruct the may have been guilty of. Authority. Perhaps the NUS claims it was to get his picture 'I hadn't had any previous 'If when NUS spoke out they traffic. what about the police have already brought a in the student newspaper. He background in Soviet Jewry but were speaking out for students The pivotal word here is action? The police are complaint (if they have not, stood for nine posts and was wanted the job because it had rather than against the Tories 'unreasonable'; if the route, entitled to use reasonable they had better explain elected to three of them, on an been neglected and the Cam- maybe more people would listen: numbers, and other such force in the circumstances themselves); however, the 'anti-Union vote which he paign's profile needed to he In the immediate future details of a demonstration (S3 Criminal Law Act 1967). more witness statements believes was the result of its raised'. 'Cosmo' wants to become a full- are agreed with the police This means that the force received by the P.C.A, the activities during the Miners' His subsequent involvement in time member of NUS's national before the date of the must be proportionate to the stronger our case. Strike' Opce on the executive the issue has been described by executive and he's not choosey demonstration (as the NUS offence being committed or Please do not dismiss this he attempted to abolish the a fellow executive member as about the exact position. 'It's not did), it is assumed that the anticipated. Obstruction is suggestion; students have post of tialS external affairs. 'some of the best work this Na- the post but who fills it As to his police will make not a serious offence, it is shown that they are not When he tailed, he stood for tionat Union has ever done. He chances when opposed by the arrangements to divert not even an arrestable apathetic, so don't stop now the post himsen, won, and has managed to divorce Soviet abolished it anyway dominant factions in NUS he says traffic, so that there will be offence, and therefore the We may have been left Jewry from Middle East politics 'VII do everything my way and and has moved it up NUS's agen- no unreasonable obstruction. force needed to counter it cynical after London, but they won't know what's hit them: When the students left the LIVEN UP CONFERENCE da, tripling its budget in the pro- must be minimal. If, the police must not be The factions are ready and designated route, the march however, the police Last Easter he stood for every cess. This conference, a live link- waiting: for them 'Cosmo' allowed to walk away from did not automatically anticipated a riot, they could this. They must answer post on the NUS executive to up with retusenik Michael Stollar Hawkes is no longer a joke. — become illegal — legality employ much greater forte. and to us.

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Sports Round-up people who rely on us, the you what amount of peo- ball, hooliganism once athletes suspected, before Moynihan said that fans by Simon Rigg paying public to pay their ple will be running around again reared its ugly head, big races, Johnson ap- will have to learn to get wages seeing a football on Boxing Day shedding and as for the Olympics, parently took anabolic into the ground early, as is hilst settling down match, will definitely be the extra pounds put on well, its going to be a long steroids in order to gain done when he goes to the on boxing day to stumbling out of a booze- by eating too much roast time before South Korea victory over athletes as opera or ballet, but at wwatch the three induced stupor to play beef, mince pies and over- hosts the games again. fast as himself but can those outings, you can at hour 'Neighbours' special their hearts out fer they dosing on wine and Never mind Ben taking drugs really help least expect a seat. Stan- on TV, spare a thought for lads. spirits. Johnson for the moment, people to run faster ding for two hours is bad those poor, hard-working Footballers the country But what has happened what was the boxing than anyone else in the enough, especially with a and definitely non- over, with their un- in the last year of sport? fiasco all about? South world? walk home afterwards. a political sports people. fashionable haircuts, at The fact that Steve 'In- Korea obviously cannot And now, back to the three hour stand, with For whilst sitting with the peak of fitness and teresting' Davis won take losing. They had one football. The main news fourteen thousand others those cold turkey sand- with no money to buy sports non-personality of riot, the longest ever sit-in this year, apart from the in cramped conditions, wiches which will last un- new'clothes, will be play- the year just about sums by an athlete competing, casual trendies' invasion will put many people of in til Easter, outside in the ing for the pride of their it up. Not much going on and appaling judging of Europe this summer, is the long run, and will af- cold, cold world, those team this boxing day. and not much to laugh which made the point of Colin Moynihan's fantastic fect gates tremendously. athletic souls will be shed- The real people who about. taking part totally idea to introduce identity As for the England ding guts in all important deserve a mention are the In football, England ridiculous. cards next season. Not cricket fiasco this summer, matches. rugby football players, were over-shadowed by Britain's selection was content with ruining the with four captains, and Spare a thought for who go out and play for the whirlwind success of just as absurd. Why they game for spectators who others in prospect. the less England's hard working free, kick a few heads in Jack Charlton's Northern chose just one race to aren't fortunate enough to said about it the better. cricket team who, this and drink pints of Webster Ireland team, who decide the competitors to get a seat in the executive The best comment was winter, are hard at play, (with that special somehow reached over send is beyond anyone's box, by cutting space for after the infamous gallantly defending Yorkshire bite). and above the donkey like imagination, and those standing viewers, and by Headingley test match. themselves from powerful And in between the features of Tony Adams athletes sent • were ob- charging larger and larger you remember, the day it Indian bowling... OK this Carol services and the and scored a fantastic viously not fit. Is it some prices for the privelege of rained upwards, when is a bad example, given premiere showing of films goal, to make England strange quirk of fate or supporting your favourite Dickie Bird said "I can't the late Peter May's wise such as 'The Wizard of Oz' suddenly see how are many athletes just team, you will now have help it if waters leaking on decision to pick a team and 'The Great Escape ridiculous their football god-sons of the selection to pay five pounds for an the pitch, It's not my fault, who eat with relish apar- think about all the joggers team was. committee. identity card with which is it?" theid apples and other you know, multiply by Sport in general has So now for the biggest to get in, and then go Well Dickie, in those im- Cape fruits too delicious to about ten thousand and been in the headlines news story for sports through another set of mortally cliched lines.... miss. see how many you can more for the off the field writers for years, the Ben turnstiles to get into the "It's a funny old But, those underpaid come up with. This wil tell actions than on. In foot- Johnson saga. As many game. game:' Horses United are back to by Jamie Nicholson ches. Vince Hilaire set up the Hilaire's wizardry on both use of his play-making. first goal after 14 minutes flanks was a constant source of Bertschin should certainly nother chapter in when he beat his man and danger to the Walsall. have scored when he was put water the Howard Wilkin- delivered a line cross for With Baird and Davison clear, but with time on his Canoe-polo amongst the top sixteen teams in son revolution un- Davison to bury powerfully at looking sharp and more lethal hands he shot directly at Day. fter a term of hard the UK, Leeds had to play five A Mike Whitlaw wrapped up teams in the first round matches close range. a combination week by week. folded at Fellow's Park on practise, both at (and won them all), then went on Then, in the first minute of and the promise of newcomers the scoring ten minutes from Saturday, as Leeds extend- canoeing and sing- to a convincing victory last the second-half, Sheridan's Williams and Whitlaw. United time to seal an emphatic vic- A weekend in the second round at ed their unbeaten run to free-kick was met by Davison are fast emerging as a feared tory for Leeds, with his first ing 'Father Abraham' or ten league games. dancing to 'Time Warp' in Liverpool with a total on nine who lunged in ahead of Hart force in the Second Division. goal since moving from non- points out of a possible ten .... a Spearheaded by a revitalised to wrong-foot Fred Barber. Walsall meanwhile looked league football, most unlikely places. full 4 points ahead of the next Bobby Davison, they made lit- Davison appeared to have quite inept. Only Craig As jubilant Leeds fans burst Leeds Poly Canoe Polo best team. Humberside. tle of overpowering struggling put United ahead after only 8 Shakespeare made any impact into echoing renditions of The club caters for men and Walsall 3-0 in an absurdly Club has really excelled minutes with a header from against a solid. organised You'll Never Walk Alone, itself. women of all abilities, and they one-sided affair. Snodin's cross, but he was rul- Leeds team, and his fleet of Whitlaw found himself with welcome anyone who wants to Two splendid headers from The 'A' team has earned a ed oft-side. foot frequently tormented space to do do, and had time place in the national knockout try a sport which is slightly the in-form striker saw off a It was always going to be Aspin. The veteran strike force to pick his spot and drive the finals at Crystal Palace in different. poor Walsall side who have one-way traffic as the visitors of Bertschin and Christie ball expertly past the outstret- February. See the notice board or hand- now lost their last seven mat- took early control of the game. however was unable to make ched Barber. In order to Ret this place book for details. 1 0 Leeds Student 9 December T I NDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Friend or Foe?

FINAL I.D. Card debatesearch of the floating sup- by Brian Murgatroyd porter would be quite HISTL hristmas is the time LEEDS UNITED SUPPORTERS CLUB happy for the scheme not , - to work. And the signing by Robin Perris* of goodwill to all Branch UN eS i rY men they say; of 'guests' into the ground. he BBC's annual chowever judging by the deemed acceptable by the sporting extray. Surname ...... intransigent attitude of Working Party report, Tganza rolled Colin Moynihan and the CAS' seems to leave the Gov- around once more last Forename Ci/ViCRY lq(CH Conservative Govern- ernment's brainchild even Sunday as the nation's ment, this attitude doesn't more open to ridicule athletic elite gathered apply to their backing Date of Issue to.g7 than it already is. At in the desperate hope down on the subject of Luton, where the scheme that their personality football l-D cards, despite Signature is already in operation, had found its way to the universal opposition from of Official supporters who don't nation's heart. agree with the scheme, the 92 League clubs. the NOT VALID UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY CURRENT It wasn't long into the Football Association and advertise in football fan- before the L.U.S.C. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CARD. programme the police federation. zines offering to sign in whole nation was gripped The simple fact is that THIS CARD REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF L.U.S.C. & away fans. So will a black with horror as it became all the above mentioned MUST BE SURRENDERED I F REQUESTED. market in signing in to the clear that a very likely groups feel that the grounds grow up? candidate was that ar- scheme doesn't tackle the scheme as a cure to a pro- ween five and six million mailing lists. It seems that So the verdict on the chetypal British failure problem, which they see blem, which inside the people go to watch people can genuinely ask idea of l-D cards? It has to Eddie Edwards. as violence outside the ground. doesn't exist. League soccer every whether this system and be negative. The F.A. It has been a long ten spin-off even goes as far as to months since Eddie ground. often caused by The problems are ob- season, of which they its mail-order hopelessly flapped his people who don't attend vious and seem to regard 20 to 25% as aren't simply attacks on blame the media, which way into last place in the the game. David Dowse. outweigh any plus points 'floating', that is, they go personal liberties. by its portrayal of the Olympics and numerous an official at Leeds which may exist, so it when they can be The actual operation of violence during the Euro- lucrative personal ap- United, together with makes one wonder why bothered, not just because the system has also been pean Championships in pearances and surely that David Bloomfield from the Government insists on a game is on. 'So why questioned. Whilst the Germany. pushed the was long enough to en- the F.A. in London both pushing the scheme don't these people Government has assured Government into going sure that he didn't receive felt that the clubs had through. One suggestion register as supporters?' the clubs that the elec- too far. David Bloomfield quite enough votes. done all they could to is that the move is simply you ask. Well, member- tronic technology exists, noted that the violence After all if the sporting solve the problem of one designed to appease ship could cost anything scientists contacted by cited was no more or less public had resorted to voting for failures then a hooliganism. Dowse the Tory 'Law and Order' up to S5 — production Leeds United are of the than is the norm for a certain Bobby Robson observed that in the case group. But gaining the costs not administrative — opposite opinion. Even domestic programme in would be a much better of Leeds, little or no votes of these upstanding and rumour has it that were such electronics the BundesLeague. But choice. violence occured within few seems a small gain whilst a firm has agreed possible surely sabotage with the Government so It became clear however the ground anymore due when faced with the to set the system up with would be attempted; or set on introducing the that the BBC had gone to to effective segregation possible loss of all Foot- no charge, its 'price' is the system could scheme, get ready for hi- the trouble of interview- techniques. The inference ball supporters' votes. The that all members find breakdown on match day. tech computerisation at ing Eddie in Canada, not is that both men saw the F.A. estimates that bet- themselves on various After ail, the clubs in Darlington. to present him with Sports Personality of the Year, but to yet again give everyone a good laugh. This inspired piece of Dashing programming was used in- Pooled Effort stead of that part which everybody watches for, Swimming Loughborough in second universities showed through, the Cock up section. he Leeds poly- place, thanks to superb perfor- although Leeds Poly were not This part usually puts mances by Olympian James to be completely outdone with Around technic swimming faith in the B.B.C.'s abili- Parrack in the brea•tstroke, rock steady performances by Mick Halm $herban. He has a good chance Tclub recently fea- Jane Gorst in the Fr/st + fly. from Thorp and Hanton. ty to take a joke. However n Sunday morning, of winning and possibly even tured on both Radio Aire Emma Armstrong in the back new national record by we had to be content this picking up the £100 training year with the solitary, and Radio Leeds concer- + Fr and Allison McKellern in Stewart and Roger Sheridan. when most students grant available if the first finisher ning its desperate finan- the Breast stroke 4- I.M., as as well as an outstanding swim Oare tucked up in breaks 30 minutes for the course. unoticed 'Coleman-ball' cial position set out to de- well as Buan Stewart in the by Alex Minns (coach) and their pits. some Uni Last year's winner, Vince from the men's Olympic hockey when the com- fend its BPSA title for the Fly, Dickie Thorp in the Front. Lucy Lomas, Stuart Curtis, students will he pounding Garner, missed out by lust IS Dave Lyles (coach) in the Steph Gilliott. men s and the streets of Leeds sear- lung-searing seconds, and he was mentator triumphantly an- fifth consecutive year last breast stroke, Sheldon Hanlon women's relay teams. followed in by another Uni nounced. following yet weekend at Darlington. in the fly and the men's At the end. the poly team ching for glory. speedster. veteran Greg Hull. another England goal: The event was held in con- medley relay. National had come 2nd in the men's They won't be alone. as 1200 The chances are that these two '..and where are the Ger- 'athletes' will also be taking part junction with the National Stu- Students records were set by section, 3rd in the women's Uni stalwarts will he head to mans now...and frank- dent Championships, which McKellern (5OBrj. Armstrong and third overall in the na- in the Leeds Dash 10k Road head on the finishing stretch in Race. Sponsored by the Leeds front of the Leeds Town Hall. ly...who cares?' bring in the much bigger and (50bk) and the men's 4x50 tional championship. The Anyway back to the better financed universities. medley race who were an in- Permanent Building Society, this Win or not, the real gainers will BPSA was a different story, year's race has attracted a be elderly people in need, as Personality' award. Eddie Surprisingly, Leeds Poly were spiration to us all. with the Poly winning for the number of class runners in- Help the Aged receive all the might not have been such the overnight leaders. with On Sunday, the might of the fifth time in a row. cludin the Liars star man. John rnceeds of the race. a bad choice when the alternatives were considered. fixtures... But out of the clump of rather dull contenders MEN'S FOOTBALL LIJU lst's v Chapeltown LUU Ist's, 2nd's and 3rd's Saturday 10th Dec Keighley (away) rose the victorious figure Wednesday 14th Dec (home) v Newcastle Univ (away) LUU v Birmingham (away) Wednesday 14th Dec of the winner — Steve LUU Ist's, 2nd's and 3rd's LUU 2nd's v Bardsley WOMEN'S HOCKEY RUGBY UNION LUU Ist's, 2nd's and 3rd's Davis...the only person to v Ripon and York St John (away) Saturday 10th Dec Saturday 10th Dec v Leeds Poly (home) ever win 'Sports Per- (home) LUU 3rd's v Ramgharia LULL lst's and 2nd's v LUU Ist's and 3rd's v * * * sonality of the Year' who MEN'S HOCKEY (away) T.A.S.C. (away) Keighley (home) hasn't got a personality. Saturday 10th Dec Wednesday 14th Dec WOMEN'S LACROSSE LUU 2nd's and 4th's v It's sad really isn't it? 12 Leeds Student 9 December