Union Union News Wins News STUDENT PRICE 6d. No. 370 FRIDAY, 2nd MAY, 1969 PAPER OF Union News Editor Jane Fickling Student and former' editor Paul Dacre with the cup for the Best Student Newspaper. The winning dies at entries included the last of M r. Dacre"s issues and the first hop tzvo of Miss Fickling’s. THE YEAR A N evening at the hop on the last Saturday before the vacation ended in death by the News Editor for a first-year general arts student. Patrick Whittle, aged 19, who lived in Leeds, died as y N IO N NEW S triumphed over 17 other student news­ a result of a fall in papers at the N.U.S. Student Journalist Conference refectory. The circumstances regarding to win the award for the best student newspaper of the his death are rather vague. /ear. The 34 entries from Universities and Colleges all Patrick was sitting on a low wall near to the stairs leading over the country were divided into sections one and two, to Salad Bar. He fell over backwards and landed on the for those with circulations I— bare floor 12 feet below. oftnn ' Two items which met with He got up and returned to of over and under 2,000. criticism were ‘Gilbert Darrow’ the Union, where he was found In addition, ex-assistant and ‘Personal Column’. One by his friends. He told them Editor David Durman won f " inadequate exploitation and he wanted to go home. the award, forr the Studentj . the other for juvenility, He was found dead in bed by his parents early the next Journalist of the year. morning. The cause of death The conference, held at was cerebral haemorrhage. Excellent At the inquest, the Coroner the University of London passed a verdict of Accidental Union during the Easter Death. vacation, was attended by The Award for the Student Journalist of the Y ear w as^ ^ ^ Journalist 01of theme Yearxear was^ was delegates from student juciged by Time-Life Inter- newspapers, magazines and national. This was won by duplicated broadsheets. "David " ~Durman 'for ‘his ' three' part series on immigrants in Leeds. Award The judge commented: “This EXPOSED was of absolutely professional IN order to combat total The Conference was of a ,Tv^ a n d S e s '' eXCe"em mainly technical nature and iayout and Plctures* ignorance of Rag included lecturers from all Joe McCloughlin, former events during Rag Week, parts of the profession. They ‘Union News’ pictures editor, national Rag has introduced ranged from the Managing was runner-up in the prize for a new concept in Rag Pub­ Editor (News) of the Sunday the best student photographer. Times and the Production The prize, awarded by Straker- licity — the Infomaniac. The Editor of the Daily Mail to Bedser Ltd., was won by a Infomaniac will be any freelance journalists and experts photographer from ‘Manchester student who has got current in special fields such as Independent’, information — hence the One of the greatest prob­ photography and advertising. lems up to now has been how Although the feature by name — on the happenings to publicise events effectively. The Student Newspaper of Union News’ on Merit Ency- of Rag. It is hoped that there will be Services Section the Year Award was given by albout Momaniacs the International Publishing The person will be given 1,000 Corporation Ltd. (Daily Mirror a badge and supplied with around the University who can ensure that events going on will Group). It was judged by Mr. information which can be be well supported. A. Norman Walker, Director passed on to anyone who chief . of Training, I.P.C. Newspaper These badges will be issued Training Scheme. He also asks, even if they are total after exams and information judged the award for the best strangers. will be supplied next term. feature, which was won by Belfast University newspaper. resigns In awarding the prize to Union News, he said: “It would Hartley for Nat. take too long to extol the ^E R V IC E S SECTION virtues, as I see them, of Union News. Agric. President Manager, Mike Holling- D O G E R HARTLEY, 3rd year Agricultural student, has worth, is to resign from his Dave Durman been elected President of the U.K. and Ireland Agri­ post in the Union as from Fighting cultural Students’ Association. This was at the annual clopaedias Ltd. came in the May 16th. short list for the prize for the conference held at the Royal Agricultural College, “There are lessons for all of best feature, the prize was won Cirencester. He will hold] He came to the Union you to learn in the production by Robert Morton, from office for a year I t*on iW^ V.S.-0. and Oxfam, to four and a half years ago of a fighting, campaigning, and Queen’s University, Belfast, for The Association concerns ** “ d. i£ S ? taAgrics in 8°ing and took a considerable provocative student newspaper “a sensitive and excellently itself with three main issues. nd h p g. Mike Hollingworth which at the same time is well- written and presented feature Firstly, the interests of agri- The Association is also a drop in salary to take up produced, well laid out and, dealing with the problem of cultural students in colleges member of the International the post. above all, well written.” unemployment in Belfast.” and universities. Association of Agricultural He said: “I have very much enjoyed working in the Union, The issues entered for the The best small newspaper Then, they make sure that Students. Mr. Hartley is to but I have been offered a very good job and feel that the time contest were those of the 7 th, award was won by ‘Incant’ after students leave, the type attend a course in Zurich in has come to move on. 14th and 21st of February. of courses and the capacity of August organised by I.A.A.S. (University of Kent) of whom the students is comparable with It will discuss the role of “I have been approached by two graduates of the University ‘Union News’ was also the judge said its overall the number and type of jobs agricultural students in with an offer of a partnership in a new firm they are creating. praised by lecturers in both standard of layout and edi­ available. developing countries and the Since this will mean a very much higher salary than I am surgeries and on the sub­ torial comment had a slight Thirdly, there is a World specific problems of Swiss receiving at the moment, I feel that it is only fair to my wife editor’s course for its layout edge on those of the ‘Birming- Food Association, in conjunc- Agriculture. and children to accept it.” and editorial content. hame Sun’, which is runner-up. 2 U N IO N N E W S — Friday, 2nd May, 1969 PERSONAL VIEW s ° a lot of people want to get out of But if you want a year’s freedom,, be really here as quickly as possible: but some MORAL - ARRANGE A YEAR OFF determined about it, have all your reasons don’t, and don’t realise that it’s possible ready to reel off, and tell them instead of asking. Go to the Head of the Department and to take a year off, without having to WHILE STILL IN ONE PIECE Dept. Registrar yourself, he’ll send a letter to repeat it, and also to get their grant post­ your education authority, and say you’re also poned. prepared to go and see them straight away, There are all sorts of advantages. For AND RETAIN YOUR DIGNITY to arrange the grant. a start, I don’t think a three-year course is really all that long. First three terms before finals, is the place still strewn with (5) “Only if you have a breakdown in student cracked-up people? (Moral—arrange a year health, just before your exams”—“or get Established are spent making sure you can swim, the off while you’re still in one piece and retain a letter now saying you will break down last two scuttling panic-stricken towards your dignity.) within the next year.” (But even to finals. So there’s only a year in between. Though it should be a basic right, the actually construct a convincing breakdown QUICK, arrange it now, it’s not too late. You might think your course could be University don’t want to encourage it, and the must, I’m sure, have some kind of Wouldn’t it be great if a free year could reasons I met with in getting mine really show damaging effects, even on the toughest be established, when required, as a normal interesting but it’s coming at you too fast Union personality.) up their blinkered attitude to education. They thing in Leeds. Then there might be people and mostly bouncing off, and so you’d seem to be paralysed by the importance of (6) plain “no” (and don’t question authority). at this term of the year, sailing about, and like to stop the machine for a bit and let being ‘highly thought of’ by the rest of the So this is the attitude of academics to a it sink in. Or just catch up on work hierarchy and so can’t back anything unusual. scheme which would allow students to mature radiating a healthy, well-balanced bloom, even. missed, or unofficially go to other courses The only reaction I could get for weeks was a bit, do more background work, and expand a bit in other directions.