Rapeman Beats Protests
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14 OCTOBER 1988 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER' inside a a Lecturer in week's Leeds South Africa Student eeds University Linguistics and Phonetics lecturer Professor G Sampson visited South by Paddy L Africa this summer to speak at a Universi- Andrew ty conference. despite Senate policy against Ashdown academic contacts with the Apartheid state. Harrison And he is sure to face a campaign by furious LUU Starting over- students who say that the visit flies in the face of Union storm and University policy on South Africa. P.6 Professor Sampson ference in Pretoria caused political disaster for South lessor Sampson that Afri- age our University's name went to the University of outrage in student circles. Africa:' he said. can students might be out- both among prospective the Witwatersrand in Professor Sampson was Meanwhile LUU Exec raged by his visit he told overseas students and in Letter Johannesburg between the only member of Sen- are considering their next me that that was their the national press. from July 11th and 15th to ate to speak against the move on Professor Samp- problem. "It will justifiably pro- speak at an international moves for an academic son's case. "I find it ironic that a voke an angry response America mathematical logic con boycott at the time. Ear- "I'm amazed at this visit lecturer can speak about from our membership, not ference. lier this week he told LUU because Senate expressed academic freedom when least African students:' But his appearance may General Secretary Dave a clear distaste for any he's visited a country LUU students are ex- have contravened a Uni- Hampson that he did not venture encouraging links which clearly does not pected to submit an emer- versity Senate ruling feel bound by Senate's rul- with the Apartheid reg- have that freedom. gency motion on the case ELVIS which requires all acad- ing and that his South ime is South Africa" said "I will certainly be tak- of Professor Sampson to emics to contact the Pro- African trip was a matter spokesman Hampson. ing this matter up with the Union's first ()GM of Vice Chancellor if they of personal conscience. "It's a move which will both the Vice Chancellor term on Tuesday. Leeds LIVES! wish to visit SA. He added that he would severely damage our and the Duchess of Kent Student understands that The ruling was made in not condemn apartheid as University's name, both as a matter of absolute a major campaign to have The Fan R9 1986 after Mechanical a political system. among overseas students priority. him disciplined by Univer- Engineering lecturer John "I think that one man and in the national press. "Professor Sampson's sity authorities is almost Mulligan's visit to a con- one vote would he a When I suggested to Pro- actions will severly dam- certain to begin soon /44 14k NEWS SPORT LETTERS Rapeman beats TV GUIDE By Vaughan Allen and eeds Poly Exec have had to reverse their ban on the American hardcore band Rapeman L after threats of legal action from the band's promoter Steve Hawkins of ICE. protests Tonight's show featuring out something like &15,000, Rapeman with Dinosaur kr which the Union simply can- and Band of Susans seems not afford to do:' likely to go ahead despite Although the gig will now protests from Poly students. go ahead, the Poly are cluing And the Polytechnic everything possible to authorities have contacted distance themselves from the the Union to urge them in the event, The bars will be shut MAGAZINE strongest terms not to allow from around 5 dclock on the the show to take place. Leeds evening of the gig, and only City Council are also said to the minimum of security staff be considering placing an in- will be on duty. junction to stop the gig. Steve Hawkins said that the Your Both Terry Blackwood. Po- lack of security staff would ly President, and Ian Childs, not be a problem, as he Guide /Ws Se( were still adamant would make sure that the Po- that the name contravened ly was adequately covered. to the the Union's anti-sexist policy. He added that the security Blackwood explained lhat staff that he intended to Leeds they had no choice but to employ would be predomin- allow the gig to go ahead. antly female. Hawkins reiter- International "We would have been left ated his complete opposition bankrupt by the lawsuits to any form of censorship Film resulting from the cancella- and stated that he would tion. Virtually everybody welcome leafleting of the gig Festival (corn the record company as it would only help to bring clown to the individual bands the subject nut into the open. could have filed against us. "Neither the band nor my- We'd have ended up paying self are advocating violence" • Rape with Steve Albim (left) .TV-p2 NEWS -p3,4,5 LEADER-p6 FEATURES-p6&7 THE FAN-p9 CLASSIFIED-p10 SPORT-p118,12 'FRIDAY PM Children's 16.30 Fifteen-To-One Children's TV 15.55 International Golf from 16.00 15.50 2 ITV. 17.00 Scarecrow & Mrs 17,35 Neighbours St Andrews, Fife. 16.45 Freetime King 1 18.00 News YTV C4 Blockbusters Murun Buchstansangur 19.00 Wogan 19.00 Laurel & hardy in Our 17.15 17.55 ITN News at 5.45 Baseball 19.40 Blankety Blank oh dear Relations 17.45 18.00 Channel 4 News including Two Ronnies Highlights 19.10 Bilko Phil Silvers show. followed by Calendar at 19.00 20.15 Tory conference report 21.00 News 19.35 Conference Day Book Choice 21.30 Casualty 20.00 The North Sea. 18.30 Living It Up. 19.55 Family Fortunes. Wildscreen - But Is It 22.20 Omnibus 20.30 Gardener's World. 19.00 20.00 Me And My Girl News?. 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