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ed981210.qxd 14/12/98 17:56 Page 1 (1,1) Issue 952 - Weekly Thursday 10th December 1998 Surrey Students Welcome The Queen ast Friday The Queen (SSTL), a University com- University of Surrey exper- formally launched pany based in the Centre, imental minisatellite and Lthe Surrey Space with the 1998 Queen's TiungSat, a microsatellite Centre at the University of Award for Technological built for Malaysia through a Surrey, marking the extraor- Achievement for the devel- technology transfer pro- dinary story of a university opment of its low-cost light- gramme. backed initiative trans- weight satellites. formed into a self-funding The Queen was then greeted international space centre. In the Centre's state-of-the- by a large number of staff art clean room, the Queen and students as she made Accompanied by The Duke was able to see three satel- her way from the Space of Edinburgh and The Duke lites which are due to be Centre to the Austin Pearce of Kent, Chancellor of the launched next year. building and then later in University of Surrey, The PICOSat, a 50 kg Senate Square. Queen also honoured Surrey microsatellite for the US Air Satellite Technology Ltd Force, UoSAT-12, a 350 kg Top Left: The Queen meeting Commonwealth medalists : Bottom left: The Royal Party: The Chancellor of the University, The Duke of Kent Ross Brewer 1st year Mathematics student, The Duke of Edinburgh Deborah Kershaw, 3rd year Economics student, The Queen Katherine Allenby, Research Student Language & International Studies, Deborah Catchpole, Research Student Language & International Studies. Above: Vice-Chancellor Dowling and The Queen greeting well wishers outside Senate Square. News 2 n Sabbaticals 3 n Music 4 n Entertainments Guide 7 . Ents 8 n Features 9 n Notices & Personals 10 n Surrey Pride 11 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM EVERYONE AT BAREFACTS ed981210.qxd 14/12/98 17:56 Page 2 (1,1) 2 News Thursday 10th December 1998 n Editorial News in Brief by James Buller steps. My school computing of the semester. No not only fighting at a remote polling department deserves a mention. because of Louise, mmmmmm Yeltsin's Health station. Six people were Editor By the time I left we were well Louise. If this is your first Fiasco Continues killed in clashes between Tom Sherwen on the way to considering the semester and you have survived possibilities of maybe, in the fifteen weeks unscathed then I supporters of rival parties. ([email protected]) near future, if the timing was congratulate you. Personally I The Russian leader, Boris right, just perhaps, hooking up think it is ridiculously unfair to Yeltsin, returned to his hos- Tory MP Lied To Deputy Editor to the net and becoming techno- expect people to sit exams in pital bed just hours after logically up to date (well within week fifteen when it is cold, being discharged on Court Steven Alexander a decade at least). My school wet and miserable. Ten week Monday. He had spent two ([email protected]) tennis coach and Bjorn Borg terms were wicked and you weeks in a Moscow clinic Jonathan Aitken, one time can be blamed for the fact that I even had a bit of energy left suffering from pneumonia. Conservative cabinet minis- am determined to grant the over to celebrate the festive sea- ter is to stand trial at the Old Arts Editor eeing as this is the last Surrey Pride as many column son. Bring back 10 week terms. issue of the Semester I Yeltsin, 67, was keen to get Bailey for perjury. Aitkin, Daniel Jones inches as they desire in order to The genuine part of my thanky- Sthought I would thank further my quest to present ou’s go to all who have helped, his hands back on the con- 56, and his business partner ([email protected]) everyone who has helped me to Grandstand. To LIS I am not only with BF but with the trols of the Russian repub- Said Mohammed Ayas reach this mid point of my extremely grateful. If they had- Union in general. Special men- lic. In a meeting with his appeared at Bow Street Editorial Career. Firstly I n’t made their Russian course tion goes to Cliffy, Dave and security council, the Magistrates' Court on News Editor would like to thank my so hard and the French and Andrew. Cheers boys. Lastly I President quickly sacked 5 Monday. The magistrate James Buller Secondary School grammar European entrance grades so strongly recommend you all go of his top aides. Yeltsin will said that the charges against ([email protected]) teachers for turning the other low then I would have left long to see the University Big Band, now personally oversee the them, of perverting the cheek when it came to my lack ago. My sarcastic tone is mere- tonight in the Union. They are of ability. Secondly I must ministry of justice and tax course of justice would be Features Editor ly a reflection of how much I fantastic and should not be thank my Dad for allowing me am looking forward to the end missed. collection. heard at the high court in Nick Walsh to follow in his editorial foot- January. ([email protected]) If You Tolerate This Within hours however Yeltsin was back with his The accusations stem from a Your Children Will Be Next doctors, to the amazement debacle over the payment of Music Editor of Moscow and the world. a £1000 Parisian hotel bill. Andrew Thomas he title of a song. A I thoroughly support the get it, and I hope we do) does- Yeltsin seems determined to The Guardian claimed ([email protected]) typical way to start concept of getting in such n’t over commercialise it. cling to power for as long as Aitkin had acted improperly Tan article for acts, who may play for an possible. The people he while on government busi- Sports Editor barefacts. This article may hour during the Friday Club tropicana on a fired are believed to have ness. He denied this and well appear as a grumbling Night Out, e.g. Space, Monday. I’ll reserve judge- questioned his ability to proceeded to sue the news- Paul Cliff one, but its not. Do me a Lightening Seeds, D:Ream, ment on that, although I rule, while apparently in paper. The MP declared it "a ([email protected]) favour. Skip to the end, the etc, and I’m sure that Louise think there are too many such a bad state of heath. crusade for truth." When he last 13 words tell you who I will be good too. I feel that bars open for the number of lost the case it became clear Commercial Manager am (maybe you know me) 12 is just a tad too much people. Nigeria Holds that both Aitken and Ayas Justin Beavis and then come back and though. I’m no phsycolo- Free Elections had made false witness spend a whole two minutes gist, but I reckon that it Comedy nights are good. statements, in a bid to win. ([email protected]) reading this. I am writing would be much nicer it it Unplugged is fairly good, The case for perjury centres from an observers point of were a tenner. It sounds less. Although I would like to Democracy has come to on these statements. view, not from any others. I have done the maths and see some UNPLUGGED Nigeria as high turnouts are thought about this. What are events, e.g. bloke and a gui- reported in the country's Jonathan Aitkin initially Deadline for Publication It upsets me how the union the Union going to do tar, or keyboard (Oh lord, new local elections. Nigeria gave up his cabinet post to Monday 10am can be a really great place at though, with that extra 2 x why don’t we?) has been ruled by a military fight the libel action. Since times, and others a com- 1600 people (less VAT) i.e. But its not just entertain- regime for many years. then the long running legal pletely different picture. I’ll 2700. I’m sure it’ll be ments and bars, is it? The However the death of it's battle has cost him his par- Bare Facts is an editorially independent start with RAG *great* union serves great lunch, or leader, General Sani Abacha liamentary seat and his wife. newspaper, published by the University prompted a swing towards a of Surrey Students' Union you can bring you own, sit Communications Office. civilian government. The views expressed within the paper This year, RAG have done a Sunday night bands. Still and eat with you mates, do Stephen Hawking: are those of individual authors, and do number of things which I going strong? I like going to some work or whatever. not necessarily represent the views of The elections, overseen by "Eat My Shorts"? the Editor, the Editorial Board, the have seen, and a few I them. Even if it is a bad And people do. And its University of Surrey Students' Union or observers from the com- the University of Surrey. haven’t. RAG surely is band, at least I’ve seen then, good. This publication may not be reproduced about raising money from for free. I did miss the two monwealth were very popu- The wheelchair bound in whole or in part, stored in any form, lar and attracted internation- genius Stephen Hawking is copied or distributed, without the express having fun, and therefore, bands week 11 and 12, and There is bugger all any of permission of the publisher.