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Mark Kennedy is the new Senior President of The bandwagoning evening of the left was stopped Edinburgh University. In what has been termed the in its tracks by the announcement of Andrew return of the left Mr Kennedy slowly and convincingly Horberry's victory as Hon. Sec . over lmogen Foulkes. built up an increasingly commanding lead over his The barely heard, result was blocked out by loud nearest rival Mr Charles Hendry. chants of "fascist" as current Hon. Sec. Rory Knight As the protracted counting process crawled on in Bruce rose to make the announcement. the Teviot Row Debating Hall it became clear that However, the rest of the evening provided the left Mark Kennedy was the man of the people. With slow with many precious moments in which they inhaled accretions of votes, minor setbacks and the sweet smell of success. Mark Reeves, who overwhelming support in some areas Mark moved had deliberately eschewed the use of leaflets in favour from a slow canter to eventually gallop home of the personal touch and creative use of hustings, following the redistribution of votes from third man was a popular winner for the post of Honorary out Alan MacKenzie. To prolonged, vociferous Treasurer. Publications Board's own Louise Simson cheers it was eventually announced that Mark achieved a commendably strong rating for the post Kennedy has measured up in the election fitting room to fill the shoes of out-going President John Sturrock. The eventual turnout numbered some 3,195 votes in the Senior President count, a surprisingly disappoint­ ing fall of 240 over this time last year. Mark's main centres of overwhelming support were to be found in the voting at DHT Basement, KB Union and the Student Centre. Charles strongest areas of challenge came in the Medical Library, Pollock Refectory and Teviot Row although crushing defeats eleswhere put paid to his candidacy. The third candidate, Social Democrat Alan MacKenzie, found no cause for shame in his showing of 493 first preference votes actually proving outright winner in the Law Faculty. The final redistribution of votes gave Mark Kennedy a victory over Charles Hendry by 1,469 votes to the latter's 1,291.

Andrew Horberry - 1t s the wa,ting that gel's you. As the stubble grew longer and the gathering slaked many a thirst (and then some) the results slowly proceeded with Mike McBroom second-time lucky when he attained the Union Presidency. Obviously the Alternative Guide did him no harm this time around. Finance Committee proved a hotly contested set of positions with the victory of Diane Adams causing an eruption of pure, unadulterated cries of jubilation. The left brought off the roof with shouts of "Mitterand, President", "Tories Out" and "the Left is Back Again!" It certainly was with the later result of Diane Adams as Science Convener and Laurence O'Donnell as External Affairs Convener providing the increased frosting on the left's cake. Despite procedural wranglings Bridie Andrews eventually proved a calm and deserved winner of Academic Affairs Concener. Mark Reeves - victorious . By this stage the only ones still standing were either ataiting their result or glued to the well. Eventually in the wee small hours the winner of Chamber House The gentlemanly nature of the candidates Committee were announced with a smashing victory campaign continued with Kennedy's magnanimous for 'Student's' very own Zerina Haniff, the newly victory speech and Mr Hendry's g9od natured an~ crowned Miss Chambers Street. exceptionally gracious concession of defeat. This Last Friday saw the publication of a 'Midweek' dramatic part of the proceedings was heightened by broadsheet detailing all the election winners. Soon the the dimmed lights and particularly appropriate choice current Executive will clear the desks and the fresh of theme music with Mark stepping up to the sound of blood of last Thursday night will be pumped into the Heaven 17 We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang veins of the Students' Association. You chose the and Mr Hendry being revived with a chorus of Rule blood type and now it only remains to be seen if the Britannia. Charles fearfully admittedthattheresulthad body accepts it. "set back his plans for world domination". May 21 1981 3 lcommentl Words of Wisdom Last Thursday's winners came down to the 'Student' offices to give us a few apt quotes for publication ... NUS afflllallon On Publicity On the election results " I would approach this one by "It seems as though the Left are talking to a lot of people, going "One alternative to wasting back again on paper. There was a through the SRC to a General funds on leaflets which are never bad turnout relative to last year, Meeting which would mandate the read would be to bring out the - Election Guide a week earlier to perhaps this also contributed to Students' Association to carry out . the erratic results." () a cross-campus secret ballot on give candidates a chance to put out their election address and give < the issue. I'm still not entirely ' ... r, happy with the affiliation fee of students a chance to read it. As for -~./ -..,.';.."r_,,;...,. ~· £35,000 so there's a lot ot talking to the Alternative election guide, be done." most people don't take as much notice of it as they could anyway." Charles Hendry "Candidates are allocated £15 to A~ /~ Mark Kennedy "I derived great pleasure in spend on publ1c1ty with Andrew Horberry campaigning against Mr Hendry. candidates for sabbatical posts My victory is a re fl ection of an anti- permited to spend up to £55! I ON the new SAC ON the new SRC - would like to look into the "Voting turned out to be very "I don't believe it is too far to the Thatcher vote rather than possibility of cutting out or erratic and people obviously left. I think it is finely balanced and reducing personal publicity. By unsuited to some of the jobs were represents the growing dissatis­ anything against him. He will using the election guide as a elected. This was probably due to faction with Tory policies on deservedly go far in life." Mike McBroom means of publicity. it brings in students only voting for the one of l grants, overseas students and so On Student's Alternativ·e Guide Midweek uniformity.·· two people that they actually knew on. The new team has many and wanted to see elected, rather " I found it quite tongue in cheek "The Honorary Secretary must pragmatic left-wing students who than voting for all positions." and, at least, better than last years. Nork to improve distribution and The official guide doesn't give you campaigned on the issues they On Midweek nake the paper more attractive to enough room to say what you stood for and will stick to their " I hope to change layout and promises. The people who elected ~ain sponsorship so it can pay for want." On General Meetings improve distribution so more them have a duty to see they do tself. It must exist as a serious "ln the last year, the motions people will actually read it. It could this. I will take a very dim view of >ensible publicity organ for the On Elections have made the meetings . also be used as a vehicle for chimpanzee tea-party behaviour Association." " I don't know that hustings are Hopefully with a new Midweek we publicity, especially at times such from right or left. The business o f particularly important. The use of can improve publicity." as elections when a lot of money is leaflets helped me. The personal the SAC is too serious to be in the spent distributing leaflets which hands of comedians." vote did matter for me. publicity most people never read." too as the standard of publicity reflects the competence of the General Meetings On General Meetings On NUS candidate." " At the beginning of the year I " I don't want to see more would like to have a schedule of "Students should have another chance to choose, although the General Meetings just for the sake On General Meetings meetings. I think there should be of it. There is a need for a lot more more perhaps three or four in a affiliation fee would have to be " We shouldn ' t have any background information on difficulty in increasing attend­ term and two in the Summer. renegotiated. It can offer smaller motions in order to increase ance. I don't think the issue of Planning allows time to prepare colleges a lot more facilities and people's awareness oft· issues. publicity 1s particularly important, motions and cut out procedural services which we already have. There is a need for national What happened on many the problem has been one of the wrangling. I would increase turn Mark Reeves representation for Edinburgh occasions last year was that issues being dissassociated from out attempting to meet students University." people voted for motwns for the people. There is a need for get them involved and make more On SAC results emotional rather than practical use of Midweek." "Jubilant". more relevant topics, less political reasons." and more practical issues." Dame DarlindaDoul;>tfire's Diary

Even the dead must have woken ·to t ake all their election night to be 'comfortable'. thought that electronic media was to the jubliant shouts which paraphenalia down from around Congratulations must go to labour intensive but greeted 'Megaphone Mark George Square. Watch this space. Union President elect Mike Finally, it seems that Lady Kennedy the Preston Politico' into Those of you who were at 'the McBroom, who, as well as being Glenda Slagg has had to give up Senior Presidential office last count' on Thursday (although it elected discovered, after intensive her highly esteemed career with Thursday night. The bemused has been known by other names} research what 'beefcake' meant. the august rag . It transpires that Mark took the winners rostrum to will not need to be told of the warm Stroll on Michael. after being told by an eminent Irish the cries of 'The Left are back I welcome which our very own Street credibility, like fame, historian with long black hair, again' from the left, 'the right shall Rarely Bright-News received on comes in eleven second bursts shaggy beard and a list of return' from the right, and a taking the stage to announce the these days as Megaphone Mark successful works of literature to confused and doumbfounded results of the Hon. Sec. poll. Some will no doubt testify. Surely we his credit, (who, for the sake of the silence from the centre of the students were so elated at his should be told if that was anything deep personal feeling I have darkened debating hall. arrival that they felt they had to other than Brown Ale in that towards Lady Glenda, shall remain A slightly less sobre Charles salute him in a manner not bubbly bottle which is eager and nameless) that although he Hendry, swashbuckling Terry unfamiliar in Nuremberg forty jubilant supporters thrust (yes, admired the sheerness of her Thomas of the Students ' years ago. What next? thrust) between his previously stockings and the sharpness of her Association, buckled down his Of course, everybody who was unwetted lips. nails. he thought she 'overdid the swash for a few moments to anybody was there. Even Gerry The whole of Thursday's rouge somewhat', she was moved commend the honorable Mark. Mr Dorman gave up his Derby and proceedings were recorded for to throw away her Ti pp-Ex and nail Hendry, English gentleman to the Joan hoopla night to attend, posterity by Student Television file for good. Rumour also has it end was certainly victorious in there's courage and determination whose massive crew made up half that within days of historical defeat as he accepted his rejection for you. the audience. How come Jon encounter she was seen talking to· with the same nobility and The real buzz of the evening Snow can send back half hour 'Empress' Eleanor Pritchard; politeness which he displayed came when Student Editor Alan reports from occupied Afghanis­ chaque un a son gout, that's all I Men of the Future. throughout his hard fought 'thanks for the clippings sweetie' tan with a crew of only three while have to say. campaign. Hunter downed his third pint of it takes Student TV the time and Watch who you speak to now. Speaking of campaigns, I Teviot lager. He was said by a resources of about 18 people to byeeee. wonder who is going to be the last spokesperson at his h_ome last make a 20 minute video? I always

Louise Simson - "there was th,s racehorse ··. 4 May 21 1981 news Principal's Grim Warning

With the 1980/8 1 session inevitable" fall in the numbers of drawing to a close, Edinburgh overseas students: and finally, the University is about to enter the Government announced in most dtfftcult financial situation it January this year their intention to IT'S NO JOKE has had to face for more than 150 cut £30 million from Universities' years, the Pr1nc1oal. Dr budgets during 198 .1 John Burnett, satd last Friday, in a 1n Edinburgh, "this has led to a statement to the University five perc0nt loss in the Senate professoriate, a University library Already in the last two years of that can no longer afford to buy cuts, the University has lost nine the books and penodicals that it MAGGIE professors and 82 academic staff needs, and a programme of through not replacing academic building repairs which have been posts. Almost 300 staff have left delayed." Eggs were thrown at Prime but did not hit the car and Mrs visitor. under a cuts programme designed Academically, Dr Burnett said. Minister Margaret Thatcher's car Thatcher remained unmoved Amid the colourful ranks of to save £2 million. "the prospects of another round of as about 1,500 demonstrators laid throughout. which, in the Church, state and law officers, Or Dr Burnett said this had meant a swingeing cuts are grave. The seige to the General Assembly circumstances, was not surpris­ William Johnston, the retiring serious loss of academic chairs that have been left vacant building in Edinburgh last ing, because the 1,500 demon­ Moderator, called for a release of leadership and he gave warning are in major research fields - Saturday. strators represented a far smaller energy m the Kirk like a "spiritual that what could follow in late June community medicine, pharma­ On a particularly wet and turnout than the organisers of the Sullom Voe." when the University Grants Com­ cology, veterinary pathology, cheerless day, ugly scenes protest, the Lothian Region Action Or Andrew 0019, the new mrttee announce the first round of chemical engineering, phonetics, developed when about ten Committee, had been hoping for. Moderator, then thanked his "volume" cuts could be four to five psychology, European institu­ members of the Conservative One of the largest banners was predecessor for all he had times as bad. If the UGC apply the tions, and sociology. In a Associations of Edinburgh and displayed by the Student Christian "endured and accomplished" in next round of cuts - a further £130 University where there are very Heriot-Watt Urnversities joined the movement, who in a statement, the past year. million over the next two years - few weak departments and a great demo, carrying pro-Thatcher which amounted to an apology for Mrs Thatcher broke with the on a "pro rata" basis, and if energy number of internationally banners - and scuffling broke being at a political demonstration, usual practice of Pnme Ministers and maintenance costs keep on recognised ones, the loss of senior out. voiced their objection to "Mrs by choosing not to address the rising, then "the consequences for posts rapidly undermines the Quickly, police stepped in to Thatcher's attempts to give a Assembly, but she did stay longer academic research and the whole basis of academic stop the trouble spreading and veneer of Christian respectability than expected and commented on international reputation of many leadership." afterwards a senior officer said to the un-Christian economic and her eventual departure. " I thought departments would be grim." Or Burnett concluded with a that two men had been removed defence policies of her the speeches were most The programme to save £2 grim warning: "academic research from the crowd. Government". They added, "she inspiring." million in the last two years had could virtually be halted. At the The routine demonstration by a should not be welcome at the By that time, the rain-soaked been brought about by three bottom end of the departments, handful of Pastor Jack Glass' Assembly halls". demonstrators had long since factors, Dr Burnett continued: the flow of young academics has followers from the Twentieth Nevertheless she was! And vanished from the scene, perhaps first, the UGC's original prediction already virtually stopped, because Century Reformation Movement although one or two ecclesiastical silently contemplating that while of funding had set the University those above are not moving. This ("No surrender to Bobby Sands" eyebrows had been raised over the Margaret Thatcher can be held on a course of action designed to combined with reductions in and "No Popery") was totally decision by the Lord High responsible for many things, the save £800,000 at 1979-80 prices: technical staff and departmental overwelmed by several hundred Commissioner, Lord Elgin, to real villain of the piece last thereafter, the Government's expenditure, would reduce the trade union and Labour Party invite a Prime Minister who is, to Saturday was the weather. change of policy on overseas University's output of skilled members who proclaimed in loud put it mildly, not very popular, students had meant that graduates, and reduce innovation and jeering protest " No to especially in Scotland, that did not Edinburgh lost £150,000 this year and the flow of new ideas in the Thatcherism". interfere with the courteous Neil Drysdale through reduction in the block very areas the nation needed these As the Premier's car neared the reception the General Assembly Janice Scott grant and loss of fees through the most." Mound, a few eggs were througn, always gives a distinguished subsequent and " totally Neil Drysdale

CND March on Following Chariots NIGHTLINE East Calder Bunker NEWS DIGEST West Lothian CND are running a Fresh from the triumph of Chariots of Fire, now into its sixth The reintroduction of the "Open Tech" Plans protest march from Livingston New Town to the East Calder record-breaking week at the 'Nightline' Service has got off to a Calton Studios, plans are well­ good start and headway is now Being Considered bunker on Saturday, May 23rd. advanced for the next teaming of being made in areas of An "Open Tech" for British East Calder bunker is a NATO organisation. Over 100 volunteers workers along broadly similar communications network head­ producer David Puttnam and registered enough interest to lines to the Open University is quarters and planned seat of director Hugh Hudson. Their next attend training sessions in being considered by the regional government in the event film, entitled 'October Circle', January and hopefully with those Government. of a nuclear war, and West Lothian starts shooting in this country who are still around at the The Manpower Services CND plan to march to the bunker during September. From a screen­ beginning of next year a most Commission are inviting to show the feeling of West play by Robert Bolt the film 1s helpful service will be brought discussion and comment from Lothian people at the thought of about the Hungarian uprising in back. industrial, education and training being a target in a nuclear war 1956. After that the team begin a It should not be assumed that interests on an "Open Tech" The march will be assembling prolect on explorer Ernest 'nightline' is only there to deal with programme after the publication for the four-mile walk at the Shackleton. We hope to bring you what may be considered 'major' of their consultative document last showground behind Livingston a location report from the set of problems. All students face Friday. Service Station at 9.30 a.m. On 'October Circle', next term. countless problems m day to day The programme, estimated to reaching East Calder the march life and Nightline will be there to cost between £6 million and £10 will be addressed by Robin Cook, offer support and advice. lt will million a year, envisages some 15 MP, Ken Jones (of " Ooctors also act as a source of information major learning schemes being Against the Bomb") and Ian KB Minibus so fulfilling a valuable need, developed, introduced and Davidson (secretary of the especially as many students feel evaluated within five years. Scottish CND). uncertain where or who to turn to For any Edinburgh students Now that the elect1oneenng is Francis Thanks within the University. interested 1n joining the march, over, news of two issues which Organisers and volunteers hope Lourdes Calling Edinburgh CND will be running candidates have been pre­ Those with elephant-like to establish a society at the Volunteers, especially young buses from Edinburgh to empting in their hustings memories may recall that beginning of next term to help with men, are needed to help care for Livingston on the morning of the speeches. Student readers voted Apocalypse finance and publicity for sick and handicapped people march For details of time and KB Minibus - this will survive, Now as the best film released in 'Nightllne'. The two organisations travelling to Lourdes between 28th place of departure phone Bob and there is definitely a possibility Edinburgh during 1980. At the will be kept separate so retaining August and 4th September. If you Morton on 031-229 7648. Any of an increased lunchtime service. time of this announcement we the anonimity of the advisers at the want more information, contact students living in or near the However the vacation service will told you that the glad tidings had end of the phone. Nora Edwards, Room 214, Livingston area wanting more soon be draped completely, and a been passed on to the film's Financial aid may prove difficult Brewster House, Pollock Halls details of departure points please reduced service will operate after director Francis CoppO"la. This to secure. At the moment (telephone 667 1971 extension phone Martin Togneri on Mid the Victoria Holiday. very week we (finally} received a Nightline's application for help 131). Calder 0506 882101 letter on Mr Coppola's behalf with funding from the composite expressing his gratitude and Farewell to fee is still under consideration. New Editor enclosing an autographed photo Money is required to help with the which we are happy to print here. Disco Hibby necessary publicity and Colin Macilwain is the Thanks Francis! administration and surely as new editor of 'Student'. Trophy Triumph Nightline is a service which will Colin who has been On Wednesday 6th May, the Yes, it's the end of an era. One of benefit all students who wish to involved with the paper Edinburgh University Debating this University's most prestigious make use of it some financial aid JCMB team won the Scottish Universi­ cult figures is calling it a day. should be forthcoming. over the past year, is ties· Maiden Speakers· Competi­ Disco Hibby - doyen of the Nightline will hopefully be active currently Rock Editor. He The proposal to pave over the tion. The competition, held 1n ·'second-floor", leading cam­ by Freshers' Week this year, takes over the awe­ cobbles in front of JCMB to allow Aberdeen, included teams from paigner for countryside activities obviously an important time as easier access for the disabled still Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and a keen supporter of many many new students find difficulty inspiring task of running falters ahead, and may be Glasgow (who had won the Union events - is leaving this in facing the realities and stresses the entire paper with the completed by the end of the competition for the last five years) hallowed seat of learning in June. of student life. More volunteers Freshers ' issue in International Year of the Disabled. and Edinburgh University. Our Those who know him, wish him the will also be welcome. As it stands team consisted of Davey Geddes 1f, that 1s, the cost can be met, best of fortune and salute him with with the number of volunteers, October. and Nuala O'Sullivan, both first currently this is estimated at this fitting epitaph: phone duty would only be We look forward with around £1,000, and in the current years, who opposed the motion "/ wandered lonely as a cloud, required for roughly one night per that "This House regrets the Royal fortnight. interest and confidence financial climate this may not be I was tee/mg sick and giddy, Wedding" The trophy (known as Information is available from the to his term in office and forthcoming. When I came across a dancing the bog-wall trophy) is on display tool, EUSA offices and from the new wish him all the best. See at the moment m the student shop Whose name was Disco Hibby. " Welfare Convener George you there A.H _ Richard Smith window, under the dome. From his many collle-gues. McAlpine. May 21 1981 5 II comment EDITORIAL . The past year for Publications Board has been one topics. of ch~nge and progress, not without its considerable This year there has been a noticeable and successes. At the level of 'Student' we have seen the continuing process of striving for ever higher paper evolve into a form unrecognisable from twelve standards of professionalism and competence. months past. Building on the exceptionally solid base of lain The functions of 'Student' remain wide, varied and Hackett's editorship Nigel Billen was truly bold in constant. We have a duty to inform our readers about grasping the moment to push the boundaries of student_affairs, news_and achievements without being 'Student' ever further in the search for the st1fl1ng in our insural1ty. We have a duty to monitor and unobtainable " perfect" University newspaper. The comment on the activities of our elected process is not at an end; the quest for content balance representatives constructively and sensibly. 'Student' and improvements all the way down the line should continue to provide an alternative outlet for continues. opinion and debate on a wide variety of issues. The Much then has been achieved in the past year but educative part of our existence must also remain of there are always further frontiers to assault. prime importance. Therefore there is a responsibility Considering the high ideals and proven professional to provide a professional newspaper set up through ability of· those about to carry on the fight we can which students can learn writing and publishing skills confidently say - the best is yet to come. whilst covering the whole spectrum of journalistic

LETTERS Objectivity Lesson entirely with ELISA business. I Athletic Response Staff therefore believe Rory 's Dear Sir, comments to be nothing less than Furthe r to the article in Dear Sir. objective, especially in relation to 'Student', 14th May entitled 'Power I feel I must reply to Mr Iyour own offerings. Thomas's "Comment" on page 16 Editor Allan Hunter Ro\'.~ Colin Macllwain and Responsibility'. I feel the time has come for me to say my bit. of this week's Student (14th May) Assl. Editors Elspeth Macgregor Sporl Robin Thomas 11 To attack Mr Rory Knight Bruce lain Hacket replies: concerning the organisation of the Roddy McDougall Wh•I', On Da, id Stead for referring to me as 'Great' in his Scottish Universities Athletics Arts Patrick Cunninghame Contrfoutors Mariar. Austir Championships. It is a gross slur statement on Union House First, Pocktey ·student" does not Features Zerina Haniff Jim Le,·i have monopoly; 'Midweek' on all the hard work done by Miss Chairmen, and then condemning a Films Pelfr Lyall Kenneth Brown Chris Kershaw his remarks as unobjective, serves continues in it's own idiosyncratic Angela Carradice of the PE Department, the Sports Union News Neil Drysdale Nick Craven Patricia Togneri both to lose the truth of the matter way ro provide a "balanced· view of Secretariat and the Athletics Club Politics Roderick Taylor and to give an object lesson in student politics. Committee. To answer some of Mr Lindsay MacDonald hypocrisy. Second, the Alternative Election San d) :\1urr•y Thomas's points in detail: Advertising Gwenn McCreath To elucidate the matter further Guide was as fair as ,t is ever likely (i) He implies that officials were may I continue through the article to be considering what it sets out 11 not contacted beforehand. As far to a section entitled 'Ethical to do and the range of abilities of as I know the officials were sent in Questions', here Mr Knight Bruce the candidates. Granted, the Student the first instance invitations to the is once m o re attacked for apparent condemnation of event, and then, at a later date, including in 'Midweek' articles by candidates on sa rtorial grounds: 1 Buccleuch Place ent ra nce permits and a two senior presidential candidates. may be irresponsible, but I programme. Tel. 667 57 J 8 Here, surely, the old addage of consider it no more so than for (ii) The timetable used was to a their time. Each one was invited 'Physician heal thyself' must example acts of drunken large extent the sa me as that used beforehand and given an express Remembering Ne i 11 apply. 'Midweek' has often been vandalism. two years ago, with some duty, which was printed in the pre- criticised for its lack of impact, but Of course we welcome any alterations made due to general published programme. Sir, what momentous 'objectivity' can criticism and are especially glad to comments made after that event. (vi) The Athletic Club Com- I am writing the authorised be claimed by the offerings of the hear that 'Student' is being read in The proximity of the sprint finals is mittee is not solely responsible for biography of a former editor of 'Student's' 'Alternative Guide' on Teviot Committee Room. unfortunate, but when you running these championships; it is your magazine and st udent of the election days. Thousands of remember that we have to fit in a joint venture between the University, A. S. Neill, the founder students open their copies, and heats, semi-finals and finals on Athletic Club, the PE Department of Summerhill School. Neill was a immediately see candidates' Primarily Immature both sprints inside 5½ hours and all the officials at other student from 1908 to 1912, and I hopes disappear with biased (including an hour lunch break) Scottish universities (hence the don·t suppose many of your reviews (by four self-confessed Sir, and still have time for heats and technical manager of the whole readers have memories of that 'hacks') which may sentence a In an editorial you make a plea to finals of relays, it will become clear event was Ian Brown of Dundee time. But I would be most candidate to electoral death students, asking for our "support, that there will be one sprint race University). interested to hear from anyone because 'his trousers don't reach interest and attention" in the approximately every 35 minutes. (vii) I have r eceived n o I who was involvedinthecampaign his boots'. 'Student'. Surely you are under­ This is unfortunate, but cannot be complaints from any athletes. in 1968 to have him elected Rector I believe greatly in the freedom estimating the average student's helped when so many races have Indeed all those I have spoken to - Nei ll came bottom of the poll, of the press, but please remember mental capacities when printing to be crammed into one day. One {from other universities as well as Kenneth Allsop being the w inning that 'Student' has somewhat a lain M. Hackett's "A F---ing must also allow for some 200 m. Edinburgh) agree that it was one ca ndidate. Any first-hand monopoly and as you rightly point Letter". This, in my opinion, is far runners wanting to run the 400 m. of the best organised universi ty recollections, letters or other out, 'Power and Respo nsibility' do more likely to appeal to an (a much more gruelling event than meetings in recent years. documents would be very not always go hand in hand. immature 10 year old than any the 100 m.) as a second event. However, I have not even received welcome. The latter would of Yours prospective 'Student' reader. Are (iii) The results were recorded, any complaints from officials, course be returned to their owners John K. D. Pockley we expected to show interest in, announced and put up on the indeed I have received a personal as soon as possible. Teviot Row House and support such articles? scoreboard throughout the day, letter of congratulations both for Yours, Chairman (PS Mr Hackett would find and running totals announced for the organisation, and the results of Jonathan Croall P.S. Before you rush to condemn ample opportunities to widen his the team competitions. the championships from probably 22 Bicester Road. me as one of Mr Knight Bruce's vocabulary considerably in any (iv) The statement that we the most senior SAAA official Richmond, Surrey, 'Bum-Chums' may I point out that local primary school). assued "that adequate expertise . present. Yours, England. any meetings between the two of Yours would just turn up" is a slur on all Charlie Cottam 01-876 8969 (home) us have been brief. and concerned A Student those many officials who gave Capt., EU Athletics Club 01-837 1234 ext 7494 (work) Mark my words! To put the election result into I broader level issues such as El having such a splendid team involved! To those of you who we perspective one or two points can Salvador, feminism and dis­ elected with me. I look forward to made election promises - please Now that the euphoria is over be made. Yes there does appear to armament will dominate the left's working closely with Mike, help us to do them. When the and everything has sunk in I would be a swing to the left among the contribution to politics next year. Andrew and Mark. rigours of office hit us it is very like to thank all of those · who senior positions. However it is a The left have been given the Finally, dare I say. it, but the easy to forget election promises - voted for me. I only hope I live up swing to the serious left. One of chance. It is up to us to prove that success of next year's administra­ make sure we won't! to your expectations! Thanks also the great things that has come we merit the trust placed in us. tion does depend ultimately on Next year is going to be a to the many people who from these elections is the re-birth Looking at the SAC and the you. The more people that use the difficult year for the University and canvassed and distributed posters of a serious 'broad left' movement Union as a whole - things seem Association offices to bring their students. However despite the and leaflets for me - without their in Edinburgh. This is can only be pretty well balanced. If every problems to, the more people that challenges that lie ahead I tremendous efforts I would not for the good of not only the left elected person does their .. bit' the use the Union facilities and the anticipate it will still be an have won. Final thanks and best itself but students in general as the SRC and Union should reflect more people who get involved in enjoyable and successful year - wishes to Charles and Alan my two contri bution by the left to politics Edinburgh students' views pretty decision making such as attending that is up to all of us! opponents for fighting such will hopefully be much more successfully. Once again it is up to General Meetings the more excellent campaigns. Special constructive and responsible than you to make sure your successful a year it will be. You tribute to Charles who run me so in past years. Clearly issues such representatives do do their jobs voted me in on a platform of more Mark Kennedy close. He is leaving this year. His as education cuts, NUS, Nightline, properly. However I have every participation and involvement so lively contribution to student conservation, creche facilities, confidence that next year will be a ensure my colleagues and myself Sen. Pres. (elect) politics will be missed. overseas student fees and on a good year. I am very fortunate in do our jobs properly by getting

t 6 May 21 1981 IPlatform I ECKANKAR A WAY OF LIFE

''During the life of every individual responsibility they had accept~d the Western world in 1965 via there are moments that may be engulfed each and every ECK. books and lectures. He had described as crossroads, 1n which Master of the Vairagi, and still travelled to India at the invitation he looks within himself for does. For these spiritual giants of an ECK Master. After a year with answers to the questions which have access to every plane of God, his Master. Sri Paul began the have concerned men since the teaching the Light and Sound to all great task of investigating and dawn of human history: " How who care to partake. studying claims and teachings of many lifetimes have I spent here?" hundreds or religous teachings "Why am I here?" "What I ies and vanous schools of thought. beyond death?" The way the Historical Information Meanwhile he came to the great individual faces these questions ECK Mahanta. Rebazar Tarzs, and may well determine the course of ECKANKAR, ECK. and EK was assisted in achieving God­ his existence." appear in the temple carvings of Realisation. The Tiger 's Fang by From ECKANKAR: A Way of Life Greece, the priestly scrolls of Paul Twitchell is a record of his (Sn Darwin Gross) Egypt, the Sanskrit scriptures of spiritual journey through the India, and the very ancient Pali worlds of God with Rebazar Tarzs, Who and what is a Living ECK texts of Tibet and China. ECK is and is a unique record of his Master? the essence of God and can be unfoldment. What purpose does a Living heard as Sound and seen as Light. It was Sri Paul TwItchell's ECK Master serve in this world? Saints, savours, servants, rh1s and particular mission to bring the Unlike most spiritual paths, sages have always alluded to both ancient ECKANKAR teachings ECKANKAR has always had a hearing and seeing God. mto universal availability, which living master, a spiritual guide who Sometimes openly, but more often he accomplished via the written can be seen and heard on the outer hidden, the ECK Masters of the word. He authored over 60 books, as well as seen and heard on the Vairagi order have always stressed more than 30 of which are thus far inner planes. These Living ECK the vital importance of personal in print, as well as hundreds of Masters are chosen by the Nine experience with this divine magazines and newspaper Silent Ones who pass the Rod of current. articles. He also established the Sri Darwin Groa ECK (Spirit) Power from one The ECK Masters carry the tradition of several annual 972nd Living ECK Master at any time. message of Sp1nt and emphasise international ECKANKAR Living ECK Master World-known ECK Masters have the necessity of the individual conferences and numerous included Pythagorus, St. Francis linking-up with Spirit which is regional seminars. Sri Paul of Assisi , Plato, St. Paul , achieved through the spiritual Twitchell had completed these marking the public emergence of seeking spiritual succor and Quetzalcoati, Appolonius of exercises of ECKANKAR. Each tasks by September. 1971 , when the ECKANKAR teachings in the offering spiritual upliftment to Tyana. Epictetus. Jalal-dIn-Rumi, Living ECK Master has taught the he translated (died). His last public modern world, was the major mankind rn all countries of the Mllarepa, Zarathustra, Sudar movement of the true self, Soul, appearance was at a regional turning point in the spiritual world. He has shown the crucial Singh, Rebazar Tarzs, and Zadok, out of the lower and into the higher ECKANKAR seminar ,n Portland, history of man in this age. part that art and science can play who was the Living ECK Master states of consciousness. Oregon. in the spiritually enlightened during the time of Jesus. Most of This transformation of the Sri Darwin Gross is the From "A Profile of ECKANKAR". world. Under his guidance the these ECK Masters kept their conscious Is variously called successor who was chosen for the Further information from ECKANKAR movement has grown spiritual leanings under wraps due awakening, rebirth, metamorpho­ ECK mastership, as it was the will ECKANKAR UK Satsang Society into a world-Wide spirttuat to political harassment, working sis and renewal. The ECK Masters of Sugmad (God) and a directive 192 Campden Hill Road, London organisation with members tn on a one-to-one basis with the have always stated that Soul is of the nine silent ones with Sri Paul WB 7TH. or ECKANKAR' nearly every country of the world chelas (students) of ECKANKAR. eternal, therefore it is free. Twitchell present in the Soul body. SATSANG Class Edinburgh. and prmted books in a dozen Their purpose: To bring those E~ch Livi ng ECK Master As the 972nd Living ECK Master In Introductory Talk: 7.30 Wed languages. Souls who are ready back to their personally trains his successor to the world's longest unbroken line 17th June St Patrick's School, ECKANKAR has been taught in home in the Godhead. Many died his spiritual task. Sri Paul of teaching masters he fulf1lls his Drummond Street. Discussion virtually every country down for their trouble, at the hands of Twitchell first brought the modern duties by bringing the ECK Group: Wed. 10th June and Wed through history and into the assassins, but their devotion to the ECKANKAR teachings to light in teachings to those who are 24th June 7.30 pm. Cannonball SUGMAD (God) and to the modern era. The year 1965, House. Castleh1II (Lawnmarket).

SOCIAL - DEMOCRACY

Social-Democracy Is (l0t a new in a delay before any detailed The Social-Democratic position Is idea. Indeed this strand of political policy can come out. that of multilaterial disarmament. I thought has been prevalent in w. However there are general personally totally agree with CND Europe ever since the Second principles and policy guidelines as regards their argument about World War. The British position is which have been put forward . the use of nuclear weapons and derived from the right wing of the the clear immorality of nuclear Labour Party and as most of you weapons. However I believe that will be familiar with the history of Ten Commandments the only way to achieve effective the birth of the SDP I'll leave that disarmament is through a out. Suffice it to say that David virgorous pursual of multilateral QuwtlL- n.mfide,11 ? Owen, Shirley Williams. Bill Firstly there is the need for a disarmament. Unilateralism is Rodgers and Roy Jenkins have, fairer electora l system, in naive and impractical. The above party. Unlike any other club we I membership. _Equally there is no along with 50,000 other Britons, which the present 'winner takes all' then are some of the main points have the unique advantage of way EU ~oc1al-Democ~at1c ~an set up a party which proposes to system is abandoned and a system and guidelines that you can use to Ibeing able to influence national policy prevent itself becoming Just espouse the cause of Social~ of proportional representation is discover whether or not vou are a as we11 as the local structure or a another talking shop led by a few Democracy. introduced. I have yet to hear any Social-Democrat. If you believe in political party. ·enthusiasts', unless we have an produce a decent argument in a fair distribution of wealth, a As the first club to get going in active, debating and thinking favour of the present system. better environment, equality for Scotland we have been respons- ~embership .. Perhaps_ its ~?out Secondly the Social-Democrats women, a sociaty in which there is ible (along with Strathclyde) for time you got involved ,n polltIcs. no racial or class discrimination, a forming a Scottish Union of W_hatever you thmk about No Policies favour neither Public or Private industry but rather we realise that Britain inolved in world affairs Student Social-Democrats. We are Social-Democracy please study a mixture of both is good for the such as the EEC, NATO and, on a also involved in local politics and. our ideas seriously as we believe The main complaint about the economy and we would seek to more positive aspect the Third as has been previously mentioned, we are a radical as opposed to a SDP is that they have no policies. see a mixed economy in which World, then perhaps you too have we are involved with local policy conservative party. We want to see This charge is to a large extent true profit-sharing , co-oqerative caught the dread disease. making groups . Also, we more change but only so that - in that they have no specific firms, industrial democracy and attempted to bring some new new people as a whole benefit. Come policies. There are two reasons for local enterprise would play an aspects into student politics by along to our meetings_next term this. Firstly the SDP was founded important part. entering candidates in the student and do e_xpress your views about on a matter of principle and it is a A crucial part in the Social­ Why Play at Politics elections (not altogether a roaring ~ur politics. Incidentally perhaps party based on broad principles Democratic programme for Britain success, but with its bright spots!). m next years 'Student' we could which inevitably become policy is decentralisation. Why should Therefore you can see that we aim have a reasoned debate on multi- guidelines. Secondly the SOP is the self-perpetuating bureaucracy OK, so there we have a new to be an active c lub within an lateralism versus unilaterism as really trying to be a democratic in London make decisions which national party with revitalised active party nuclear disarmament looks likely to remain a contentious issue. One party and thus wishes to give all its affect people w-ho cannot thought and life, why do students final thought in this rather members a say in the making of effectively challenge these need to play at politics and forma disjointed article - Social policy. Therefore policy decisions decisions. Power should be University Club? Why not 1ust JO in Get Involved Democracy is not a world view are not to be made completely by devolved as much as reasonably the national party and leave 1t at which offers an ideal solution but it the people at the top but rather by possible from London to the that? Agam the answer Is in the Is a practical ideology which the grass roots members. Thus if regions and nations of Britain. word democratic. If we are to be a If you feel that you are mclined although being pragmatic, does you were a member of the SOP in One of the more contentious democratic party then we need towards being a Social-Democrat have many ideas. Be realistic -for Edinburgh you could either join points on which the Social­ participation , therefore the then why not get involved at all get the revolution. Be human - existing policy making groups or Democrats disagreed with the University Club exists to allow levels. There is no way that the forget monetarism. Join the set up one of your own. As a club it Labour Party, was the melhod for students to participate in Social-Democrats can make Social-Democrats. is hoped that we will produce a attaining disarmament. The spreadmg the ideas of Social­ Britain successful and tolerant at policy document on higher present Labour Party policy is that Democracy and to be actively home, self-confident and far­ education'. This of course results of CND re Unilateral disarmament. involved m the build up of the sighted abroad' without an active David Robertson May 21 1981 7 1 Childsplay arts

Conway literally left 'holding the baby' not succeeded in making an adult .,,::-:.-.::-c--+--Bark---e r ___l liking what he discovered at either audience into a bunch of kids Netherbow end. His ineffectual attempts at being entertained at some little Piranesi Peers -;-"--==;=--::==-;::;:=-=c:._- _____ .j changing a nappy (which ended perisher's birthday party, Louise Bryan upon the baby's head) h1gh1,ghted complete with balloon prizes for The use of costumes and props the fact that Barker could mime the audience participants. It left somehow seems superfluous in a clearly and effectively and really me wondering what my 'going mime show, hinting at a lack of had no need for props. This ability home present' would be. confidence by the artist in his own also came through in "The As a clown, Barker was able to ability. My own idea of mime is Vocalist", in which Barker was not make full use of props, whilst his starkness and s imp Ii city purely the pompous operatic mime training showed through. singer but also accompanist on The laughter that rang around the unhampered by extraneous piano and violin. The violm1st was auditorium was often inspired by objects. the first to rebel aga,·nst the It must be difficult to be original the inaptitude of the poor sucker's in mime, and unfortunately this classicism ,thus the piece from the audience, particularly in came through at times in Conway developed to rock and roll, "The Gardner". Comedy is often Barker's performance (particu- complete with Elvis pelvic the result of someone else's larly as I had also seen Mark twitching and a fair imitation of misfortunes and Barker played on Saunder's). 'Spaghetti Western' Gene Simonds swallowing his this to great effect. 0 th 8 st8 8 I left the show feeli ng a bit of a his first sketch gave vent to the leave 9 in ~~~i~rehr::~/ fool. I had allowed myself to be same old jokes and set pieces. These sketches, and "The taken back to my childhood, and Never the less it wo uld be unfair Restaurant" , which seemed to be entertained by straight th and pointless to lel ese reminiscent of the television slapstick humour - without the weaknesses stand as a barrier to advertisement working against the custard pies. Barker played upon what was at times a very entertain- effects of over-eating, were a every adult's facet of childishness, ing show. foretaste of Barker's clowning not least of all mine. My only Views of Rome Pinanesi's treatment or the bu ildings. " Minding the Baby" illustrated ability in the second half. In the comment is "Be a clown, be a - :-:------The minute de tail and careful the problems of a new father traditional coco vein Barker clown. Make them laugh . ·· National Galler rep resenta tion in the ··Veduta dcl 0 ~R=-o_s_a_n_a-,c=-u-r'"I i'""n-g~---j ~i~: C ~tellStSai Jfe~;f~J ",~t\t;~ background. is as1o unding. It Until the 28th May there is a contrasts with the almost stark co llection of drawings by th e Venetian sublimity and awe~i nsp inng grandeu r e1c hcr, archaeologis1 and architec1 of the ··Ponte Salario". which appea rs Giova n;i Pin anesi ( 1720· 1778), on class ica l almost to the point of Cynics Only ,view i"n th e prints and drawings unreality. The enormity of St. Maria department of the National Gallery. Maggione and the importance of the The drawings are part of Pianes1·s Pantheon one of the most perfec tly famous "Vedvre di Roma", a prese rved monument of ancient Mark Saunders perhaps a trifle long and unadven­ collection of 137 plates ofancien1 an d Rome, and amplified by the bu stle of followed; these were trite and t urous. Saunders' enormous modern Rome published from 1745 tin y figures in the foreground and th e Traverse flaccid both in conception and talents of characterisation were onward s. apparen t insignificance of th e Jenny Turner execution - more like the nine well in view, as he tackled the In 177 l Horace Walpole acclaimed surrounding buildings. o'clock news than Not. A complete cast of a Western, from the collection as "The sublime dreams Pinanesi's feeling for the poetry of " For Adults Only" it says on the characterisation of Clark Kent as Dirty Dick to Sitting Bull, of Pin aesi ... On vis iting Rome he Romehis roman tic archaeology and T raverse programme, always an Wa lter Snodgrass was the only singlehandedly. Perhaps there foun d the buildings smaller th an he'd his dramatic (if not theat rica l) alluring recommendation for a late redeeming feature of the first half was a bit too much diversity for the been led to belie ve. Pian es1 had exp loitation of the contrast of light night mime show. But unfortun­ of the show. Incidentally, we spent subject matter; the set reminded crea ted a Rome more sple ndid than and shade - as in the rising sun in the ately "Superman and the Night­ an awful lot of time watching the me strongly of an audition piece. reality. infi nitely-grander in scale and " Plazza di Monte Canal lo·· - exerted workers" did little either to assert stage manager taking micro­ All in all, it was only a pity that a more 1errible in its sub lime decay. a great influence on eig_!ltecnth my maturity or taint my innocence; phones on and off stage while man who appeared to be so The selection of etchings on century architecture as well as on 1hc in fact, I left Mark Saunders feeling Saunders changed his costumes. talented, and had an engagingly exhibition shows varia1ion in visual approach IO classical an1iqui1y. uncomfortably like a cynical little Clothes maketh not a mime artiste, self-effacing personna (his undergraduate . • and these lengthy intervals only attempts at intimacy with the The lights fell after an elongated served to ca ncel out any audience were admirable) should Vague Designs stretch of background music from momentum which might have be so spoiled by the short­ a two-piece band (who were, been gained during the set. The comings of his ·material. I left the 51 William Street encourage new ideas n o t incidentally, amazing). and we moral of the whole piece seemed Traverse feeling the same sort of Andrea Innes c ompetition with French were treated to the customary to be that warming up a fewcliches uneasy affection for Mark designers' Some of the designs, I "Also Sprach Zarathustra" rising and serving them to an audience is Saunders as one does for a regret to say were pseudo-punk menacingly from the soundbox. A just not enough. they need that hamster in an exercise wheel. There's new hope for those which doesn't suit everybody's not-very-sinister voice launced dash of Tabasco sauce which P.S.: Mark is running an eternally frustrated by the extreme taste but others were exciting and into the " is it a bird, is it a plane" Saunders just doesn't have. intensive weekend on " buffoon" conservatism of Edinburgh's individual. routine: at this point I began to feel The second half of the show, theatre at the Theatre Workshop, fashion designs. We l i mit Charlotte Brill , a free-lance decidedly uneasy. A succession of "The Dodge City Massacre", was a Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, May ourselves to a combination of design·er working with the Scott is h supposedly sati rical sketches vast improvement, although 23-24. uniformity and bad taste Mime Theatre managed to create neither of which are objectionable something really special, a dress if done creatively and originally. At designed specially for her friend last there seems to be an Fiona. There was a hint of "Yves" opportunity for those frustrated trend for the 1940's but the colours souls with imagination to come and the idea was exciting and into the open and shake our dull unusual. conservatism. Kenny Maclellan, a third year Vague Designs opens on from Glasgow School of Art stole Tuesday 12th May on 51 William the show. His designs were based Coming St. in an effort to encourage new on the medieval fashion but they Scottish designers. Suzy Magraior were modern and fresh. The two and her brother hope that through most attractive designs combined Screen Scan them designers will be able to stay practicality as well as retaining the in Scotland to sell their ideas basic medieval mood: flowing Edinburgh instead of seeking their buyers skirts and capes, combining gold, Soon! down south. This seems a shame black and purple. They spark off This Summ_e_r _ _ since there are people who want the imagination .. something different. Hopefully the opening of Vague Peter Lyall Wanting something different at Designs will encourage imagina­ First releases will be: tive people like Kenny and August reasonable prices does though have some disadvantages. There Charlotte to keep creating. So, 11 As usual new films this summer My Brilliant Career and P,cmc at Odeon is a lack of different textures and you're looking for something w ill be go,ng to the two big names Hanging Rock: and the return of The Special Ed,twn of Flash good finishes, no haute coture by c"raxy flashy and sometimes in local cinema The Odeon (who the very successful Tm Orum. Gordon, R1d,ng High with any means But, the designs are bizarre you now have a chance show Rank released fi lms) and the motorcycle stuntman Eddie Kid; for young people wanting to good dressing! ABC (CIC and EMI) have the Dominion Gregory·s Girl (new hilarious A selection box of recent goodies. monopoly, and the task of testing Scots comedy from .June 29): Chanots of Fire: the Incredible what is or is not popular. Here 1s a Herb1e Goes Bananas (from July Shnnking Woman (lily Tomlln­ list of what the local independents 5); For Your Eyes Only (Roger son·s new film): Tess; Popeye; have decided to bring back Moore and Sheena Easton team Superman II: double Disney, iollowing national success over up for the new Bond mov1e. from Graphics?!? Dumbo and The Incredible the last few months. July 20); St,r Crazy (with Gene Journey: Ordinary People; Coal Wilder and Richard Prior, from Can YOU do better than Miner's Daughter (Sissy Spacek·s September 6). new Oscar winner); 9 to 5; the this?? •Calton return of the excellent Breaker ABC June Wanted for Student! next Morant; and possibly The Excalibur (more Arthurian La Cages aux Fofles: Sitting Postmand Always Rings Twice. legends directed by John term - Graphics people Ducks; Wuthenng Heights: Boorman); Canonba/1 Run (Burt ft to liven up our dull Loulou: All that Jazz. Cameo Reynolds stars in more, yet more pages, to give us that July Faith here again put in big money stunts): Lost Raiders of the Ark The Elephant Man; a double ... certain . (Spei lburg direc t s, Lu cas Wood y Allen bill, Stardus t takers. Raging Bull; 9 to 5; A,rplane ("if the producers and Harrison Ford of something. Memories and Everything You runway's clear" ) with Heaven Can Star Wars fame stars\: Altered Wanted to know about Sex ...; Phone Chris on 447 Wait; Gloria (another Oscar Sta tes (Ken Russell picture); and /) Fame; the new Debbie Harry film 4522. Now! nominee and new film) together Clash of the Titans (who else Union City together with with old favourite Dirty Harry. could play Zeus but Lord Olivier) . Eraserhead. 8 May 21 1981

~ • T T u II D theatre E E A T N I I R T KINGS THEATRE CHURCHHILL THEATRE E Leven Street Morningside A 'AN INSPECTOR CALLS' 'A VIEW FROM THE R 0 'Civilians' is replaced by a some­ BRIDGE' what safer production. This J. B. ui------~ Priestley classic sounds N promising and has a good, E experienced cast including Alfred o~------• N Marks, Peter Vaughan, Chris­ T topher Blake and Adrienne Carri. H T A good, solid evening's entertain­ ment. E Soon ...... Exhibitions E A Nationa: Library T TRAVERSE The Malcolm Innes Gallery R June 4-27: 'The Ascent of Scenes from the Highlands and George IV Bridge ROYAL LYCEUM R Wilberforce Ill or The White Hell of Islands. Star1s 22nd May-5th June. 'Harps of their sort' ..._ T E lffish Odorabad'. exhibition on the Clarsach. Grindlay Street June 2-25: 'Wedding Belles and 30th June. A French Institute Ran dolph 'Ohl Please Mr Tiger' - A A vibrant sparkling and Green Grasses'. Crescent exhibition on Helen Banner invigoratory end to the Lyceum's R July 28, 30 Aug. 1: 'West Ham v. Exhibition of Black and White (1862-1946). Until 30th June. I Spring Season. Most press 0 Hearts'. photographs by Georges The Northern and Western lsl reviews seem to have missed its July 29, 31, Aug. 2: 'A Drunk man N u Baldachino. the Viking World. point and give typical 'Glorious . N looks at the Thistle'. thrilling .. beautiful .. .' notices. July 30, Aug. 1 (Late Show): 'The M 369 Gallery 369 High Street Ignore them; this musical is worth D Jolly Beggars of Robert Burns'. Abacus 1 Victoria Street. Paintings by Graeme Swanson. much more. Look out for bri lliant Paintings by Judith Machachla, E Until 23rd May. performance by Br onwen T KINGS Until 30th May. N Stanway. H May 28-30: 'Ted Rogers, Host of 3- T E 2-1'. Carlton Studios Carlton Road The •scottish Gallery A June 2-16: 'Oh! Calcutta'' Landscape Images - photo­ Street. TRAVERSE THEATRE June 16-: "Middle Age Spread.' Landscape paintings by DonllLeith Theatre Troupe. R Wiener. Until 27th May. 'ACCOUNTS' As I said last week, productions at E ROY AL LYCEUM Peter Li chtenfels directs week the Churchill are often June 3-20: 'Stage Struck' (by General Register House Prtn three of the Traverse Company in surprisingly good and since th is A Simon Gray) The Torrance Gallery 29 Dundas Street this play by Michael Wilcox. If one has received much promotion. R June 24-July 10: 'Private Lives'. Street Classroom History: An exhibiti H you're excited by Incest, rugby, it should be worth a try. Tickets £1 () July 15-Aug. 8th: 'Same-Time Paintings by WIiiiam Burton. on the use of archives in scho high finance, adultery and isolated available at door or from '-»J Next Year'. Starts 25th May until 30th June. Until 27th August. A Scottish farmsteads this one's for Edinburgh Bookshop. Usher Hall you. 7.30 Until May 30th. and J and A Cruickshank. \".I t---.-M_O_V_IE_S_A_R_O_U_N_D_•..1....M_O_V_IE__ S_A _R_O_U_N_D_•_M_O_V,;.IE_S_A_R_O_U_N_D_• _M_O_V_I_E-tt- T .. T 1------,------""T""------+1- si------I ODEON South Clerk St H MOVIES The Postman Always Rings Twice 0 E (X) N Ace! A 2.20, 5.20, 8.25 ·1 AROUND Morbid, Aafelson re-working of R the sanitised MGM version of the ABC Lothian Road Cain classic. 1980s more~ allow E 1. Superman II (A) for the expression of the carnality A 1 20, 4 25. 7 30 and eroticism inherent in the R Christopher Reeve triumphs again ong1nal. Jessica Lang gives an eye G - but makes sure that there are popping performance (it says 0 still enough baddies left for a ·ere). u u money-spmntng part three. Still , I I N when you're up against Gene D Hackman and you're distracted by D Margot Kidder, you can't right every wrong. Eat your heart out E T Batman! H E 2. The Long Good Friday (X) they reject everything outside 5.00, 8.20 King of Hearts their sphere. Yet, enchantingly, A Brutal British gang-land thriller Lyceum this w0rld seems almost as T directed by John MacKenzie who credible as the one it seeks to hide. R also made "Sense of Freedom". David P. Stead Such a wide scope leaves open (See review). some splendid opportunities for E I suppose it is too much of a the case. Michael Cotterell (the A 3. Ordinary People (AA) cliche to say that the Lyceum have bishop) and Alan Bennison (the R 1.05, 4.05, 7. 15 played their trump card by ending Duke) give some splendid 0 Ninth week at the ABC for this the spring season with a "King of character acting while John Redford 'meisterwork '. Donald Hearts" . but there: I've said It Moreno as the deaf and dumb lJ Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Yet this is, without doubt, the best Demosthenes demonstrates effec­ N Timothy Hutton try to cope with thing seen at Grindlay Street in a tively the difficult art of mime. But D the emotional turmoil following· M long time. The former Broadway the outstanding characterisation the accidental death of the family's A musical by Peter Link glistens, is Bronwen Stanway's Jeunefille; elde r son. Oscar-winning 1. Private Benjamin (A) y dazzles, surprises and shocks delicate, innocent and touching. performances mean it's the old 3.23, 5.48, 8.13 from fhe beginning to end. The play requires not just words , Kleenex for some. A film for the punters rather than The capable, forceful Martin by songs and dances - the critics. Standard dum-dum 2 Smith plays Johnny, a young demanding for the actors but joins th e army, saved by the Drop everything, 1 American soldier eager to achieve entertaining for the audience. incandescent, ever-appealing bags and postpone the holi something before the First World Musically the "King of Hearts" is Goldie Hawn. Gregory's Girl is coming to t s War is called to an end. In France. memorable with "Nothing, Only The director Bill Forsyth. wh 2. Hopscotch (A) on the eve of Armistice Day, he Love" emerging as the most impressed EFF audiences of 4.37, 8.23 t volunteers to go diffuse a bomb in complete piece , although with his low budget comedy' Predictable, re-teaming of Glanda I the small town of Du Temps. On throughout the play many of the Sinking Feeling' has moved sli Jackson and Walter Matthau, arrival, he finds only the inmates of superb lyrics tend to be engulfed up market financially keep,n following success of " House I a lunatic asylum who escape, by a sometimes over-zealous his Glaswegian wit and in Calls". Moderately entertaining for recover their formed identities, orchestra. Sheila O'Neill's choreo­ intact. He has succee M fans of the stars. And and worship Johnny as the new graphic direction provides admirably in scoring another 39 Steps (A) 2.40, 6.26. A Messiah. The young man thus exemplary results on the night eye. Third ve rsion of Buchan's classic becomes enmeshed by a world of while the costumes and stage sets Again with a west coast se y tale. More fa 1thtl11 to the original in 'i dealism and by a way of life that is are imaginative and well desig ned. T this film concerns Gre totally removed from reality. In the One of the charms of "King of spirit, th an any of the other (Gordon John Sinclair), 2 ve rsions, but Hitchcock's remains end, he has to make a decision: to Hearts" is that it is not just another H CAL TON STUDIOS uncrowned Walter Mitty 7 leave or to stay. " wishy-washy" musical that E Calton Road the most cimematically exciting. Cumbernauld. When Dor Robert Powell and John Mills The play is demanding but the granny would like. It carries ideas A Chariots of Fire (AA) (Dee Hepburn), the local dr t stars. themes it encompasses are that are important and although T 6.0C and 8.30 girl and lootballer, enters important. " King of Hearts" is generally entertaining, it is also h R Some members of ·student' think 3. Being There (A) scene his world Is turned u unashamedly anti-war and very sad and on occasions that this is the best film since 3.00, 5.20, 8.00 down when he becomes concentrates instead on a startlingly bitter Another charm is E "Sliced Bread" - remember that Almost half a year of this slightly central figure In a story of y situation where everyone is happy that the cast seem to enjoy every one? Well, who am I to argue. Who down-beat fable on the American love, football and adolescenc and Joyful. The inmates do not minute of their performance - would have thought that the 1924 way of life. Peter Sellers proves The top flight cast and direc understand death or guns or hate; and that counts for a lot in theatre. • Olympics could be so profitable? Chance can be a fine thing. infuse the lighter-than-air wi

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... s * f T V events u E D N E T I I Castle Beating retreat by N s Scotland's premier pipe bands. 8 A 21 thurs pm. Also runs from Mon 25th-Sat T R 30th May. 0 Caledonian Brewery Slateford Caledonian Brewery 11am-10.30, Hoad. 6-10.30 pm. CAMRA Beer pm. Over 30 Real Ales. CAMRA u Exhibition Over 30 real ales. Beer Exhibition. Climax Jazz N SETANTA folk group. Band. Adm'. Free. D Teviot Film Soc 'The Warriors' and * 'Boys from Brazil' 7.30 pm 80p. E E Anglican Student Soc Plough­ 24 sun N V m ans Lun ches 40p. Holy Communion 1.20 pm 23a George Film Soc George Square Theatre: T ,~ ...,. Design William Street National Museum of Antiquities Netherbow Art Centre 43 High E Square. Barry . Lyndon, Big Shave and Frocks' - Original one-off Queen Street Street Hokusai. Performance starts 6.45 Astoria Reggae Club. Live - E a, IQlhes by young Scottish The Vikings in Scotland 'Food for Tomorrow' - Wider N Lindsay; Dole Queue UK Valenfino's Dead or Alive/ Urban 71 eslgners. (permanent exhibition) Lunchtime Aspects of Wholefoods. T ~:~Y R Warriors. lectures on Scottish Costume s an Heraldry etc. May 25th-29th. ' Centre for Human Ecology ( 15 . Teviot Film Soc 'The Warriors' and T ,an op1 Scottish Museum A Buccleuch Place) Professor 'Boys from Brazil 2 pm. A hambers Street ' Flower of the Field ' - R Dorothy Nelkin of Cornell ' Printmakers' Workshop 29 Market Princes Street Gardens Pipe Band ,in ram Pole to Pole' (until Watercolours of Spring flowers Street Championship 12.30-5.30 pm. I eptember). Middle Eastern from the Holy Land and Galloway 0 ~~ i;e;~~~r;~~ ~~!d E~v~~:~~:n~; Graphics by Geri Richards. Until ostume and The Bride in Her by Philippa Sinclair. Until 30th U Movement in the US' at 2.15 nm Teviot Row Folk Night in Teviot N ;me (until 1982). 27th May. May. N Roor,1; DHT Hall C Painters painting 5 pm. an D Queens Hall The Western Isles in M picture and song. Introduced by Powderhall Greyhound racing Ian McCrorie with the Scottish E Edinburgh Wax Museum High 7.30 pm. 51 Gallery 29 Market Street Fruitmarket Gallery 29 Market philharmonic Singers 7.45 pm. Street Street N Hk a,garet Harrison: ·work for Tickets £1.50 (Students 75p). 'Scotland throughout the Ages' E Star Folk Club Ossian. umberland'. Until 30th May. New acquisitipns by the Scottish V T lid Open every day. Arts Council 10-5.30. Until 30th May. E s N 25 mon 22fri Royal Society Rooms 24 George es ht Henderson Gallery 98 West Register House Princes The National Gallery of Scotland T anover Street Street The Mound s Street. Prof. Donaldson on on otP,lge to Goya' Panayotti's Written Heritage - a display of Piransi's Views of Rome - A A Film Soc George Square Theatre: ·scotland and Europe'. 2.00 daily until 29th May. Is allrkoti and Recent Ceramics by records to mark 50th Anniversary selection of etchings by the 18th Blonde Verius at 6.45 pm and hristine Smith. Until 28th May. of the National Trust of Scotland. century Venetian. R Dodeska Den at S.30 pm. Powderhall Greyhound racing w 6.30 pm. 0 Heriot-Watt ·winston J. Gregory H ND* MOVIES AROUND• MOVIES AROUND • MOVlES AROHNO · u .Band. Princes Street 11.Jt..i Marc11 uy A N Lothian Police Pipe Band. Daily Nile Club B MOVIE/Very Thing. until Saturday. CAMEO Tollcross D Astoria Reggae Klub. Live - T PLAYHOUSE Leith Walk Princes Street Highland Games Tess (A) Bodician. Divine Madness (AA) 12-5.30 pm. 2.00, 7.15 * s Anglican Student Soc Holy Com- 9.18 (Thurs. only) Currently doing jolly good E Tiffany's Psychedelic Furs. Raucous, excoriating Bette Midler munion and Fellowship Meal. 5.30 business down T_ollcross way. 0 V 23a George Square. concert-movie. a good time is Roman Polanski shouts the guaranteed. N instructions as Leigh Lawson and f Conference Room DHT Professor 26 tues " And Now For Something Nastassia Kinski romp around in N Dorothy Neilkin of Cornell Completely Different" (AA) 7.15 University will lead a seminar on Anglican Student Soc. KB JCMB rural Wessex and hasn't Peter T CALEY Lothian Road Firth come a long way since the 'Science in the Law Courts' at 1 Room 3215 1.05 pm. Holy am. More American Graffiti (AA) days of the " Doubledeckers" ? s Communion, Bible Study, Lunch. 2.00, 5.25, 9.00 A Caledonian Brewery 11-12.30, 6- Usher Hall Peter Morrison's Music RITZ Rodney Street 10.30. 30 Real Ales. Adm. Free. Show. G Poor sequel to the 1973 George "10" (X) 4.05, 8.15. R Playhouse Peter Alliss' 'Golf Talk' Lucas' directed nostalgic smash­ "High-class stuff - no, really, hit. Unfortunately, no Richard 0 Playhouse The Scottish Ballet 7.30 pm. u there's none of that. It's all good Gala. Pas de Deux, Three Dances Dreyfus in sight but the rest of the u Chambers Street Folk Night and subtle stuff 'ere, innit?" The N to Japanese Music a·nd three new I cast pop up again. Over-flashily acceptable face of naughty films Spirits Happy Hour. directed. ballets. Tickets £6,_ £5, £4, £3, £2. as Bo and Dudley shake down to D Queens Hall A Walk with Lord D The Nude Bomb (A) Ravel's "Bolero" All the same, it's * Teviot Row Disco and Live Bands. Cockburn. A guide In pictures and F, 3.40, 7.10 a bit ho-hum. Lunchtime Jazz and Blues in the quotations from Edinburgh Castle E Park Room. EDINBURGH FILM 2.10, 6.15 to the new Town. Tickets £3.50 at "Goodbye Emmanuelle" (X) V Student Centre Live Band and door. Also Wed and Thurs. THEATRE Lothian Road Not one of the "Emanuelle goes to E Disco. Happy Hour and late Princes Street Gardens H1gn1and Babylon (X) Woolworth's" type rip-offs, but yer licence. Dance Competition. 6.15, 8.30 (Thurs.-Sat. 23) actual $ylvia Kristel, currently N Queens Hall Late Night Jazz 10- Following Brixton, this is a must iilming "Lady Chatterley's Lover" T 12.30 pm. £1 tickets at door from for social comment on Blacks in " In terms of takin' off the clothes s 8.30 onwards. Britain. Liberally sprinkled with de and the ... er. doin' things in the 27 wed reggae music. bed, in general there's a lot of Student Centre 1-'otterrow Disco. scorin' a·round" - Sir Al( Happy Hour and Late Bar. Entry i 23 sat 30p after midnight. LATE SHOWS u Film Soc George Square Theatre: M I\' Nite Club Positive Noise. The White Sheik at 6.45 pm and Fri and Sat at 11 pm The Parallax View at 8.15 pm. A D Odeon Stiff Little Fingers. Big Banana Feet (AA) Meadows Army Display including y EFT • Palmerston Place Recital by EU Military Bands, Parachutes, Documentary on the early days of E Renaissance Singers and The Motorcycle Display etc. Starts 2 Billy Connolly, revealing the V Scheidt Brass Ensemble. 12.30. Also tomorrow. intricac i es of Glaswegian Cathedral Church of St. Mary. 8 1 parliamo. E pm. £1.20 (Students 80p). Queens Hall 'Lunch and Listen 1-2 pm 50p at door. s Divine Madness r,. Playhouse The t)rifters in Concert Playhouse T 7.30 pm. Tickets £4, £3.50, £3. Heriot-Watt Boots for Dancing. 1 Stepenwolf (X) S <.;hambers Street Live Band and .Usher Hall Shakin' Stevens. I Calton Studios Supertrog Disco. Wanted: Flat big enough :o squeeze 7 I Adaptation of Hesse's unfilmable A Astoria Heavy Metal Night Live - novel about a miserly writer and an R Diamond Head. people into. for Theatre Company Woodstock (X) during the Festival ( 14th August to M en igmatic young woman. Max von O Queens Hall Jumble Sale 10-1 pm. 7.00 Mon 25, Tues 26 6th September). Please write Douglas A Sydow stars. 20p Proceeds to Queens Hall Documentary film capturing the Brad!ey, 27 Mount Plcasance Villas. U Appeal. y full atmosphere of the three days Last TanlJ<> in -Paris (X) London N4 4HH. of peace, music and love, man. Joe & Jackson County Jail (X) ~ Queens Hall Contemporary Arts Studcnl Wanted to work for five Cocker, The Who and Sly and the Classic Ensemble play a 'Pierre Basle 2 2 from June Family Stone shine above all. weeks. Mon-Fri 9 am-2.30 pm in th e Marlon Brando rises to the * Retrospective' Conductor Peter Bu rsar's Office. Saturday 9 am-2 pm 7 A Safe Place (AA) occasion which, considering his E Melson and Geoffrey King 8 pm. in school boarding house. Washing _ , _ age, was worth an oscar in itself. Tickets £2 (student £1.25). t 6 15 8 30 dishes, laying tables etc. Job runs Spaced-out, fanta~v of a young, One for the feminists ... Jackson , . Powderhall Greyhound racing from Sa1 6th June-Thurs 9th July. Pay h New York girl unwilling to County Jail " relates the E 7.15 pm. is £ 1.20 per hour on weekdans and abandon her dream world where adventures of prisoner Yvette who ~ Assembly Rooms 10-3.30 Fashion £1.50 per hour at th e weekend. she can never grow up. Henry goes on the ran-dan with a fellow Show (Daily until 30th May). Contact Miss Cuncliffe, Bursar, St Jaglom of 'Sitting Ducks' fame, inmate. T Nile Club Positive Noice/ Dance George's School, Garscube Terrace. ~....:..:...:..:..:.----+------directs. Archie S------1Walesa. Edin. Tel 332 4575 . , N'• WHAT'S ON• WHAT'S ON• WHAT'S ON* WHAT'S ON• WHAT'S ON WHAT'S ON • WHAT'S ON* WHAT'S ON* WHAT'S ON• 10 May 21 1981 rock! Curse of the Cramps 1 Chris Kershaw brings you a story Mainstream that will chill your very bones ... Somewhere - no one is quite sure where - on a hilltop on the edge of a bleak moor, there stands Murray an old house. To the casual observer. this might appear to bea Nothing wrong with that of course perfectly ordinary, derelict A packed Nite except that she's got the wrong building, but to some unfortunates Club took Pauline audience, she's part of the cult of that is the last thing it is. the obscure like Orange Juice Upon entering the house. the Murray to their when Pauline Murray product visitor becomes aware of a should be being consumed by the ghostly, green llght which seems hearts. Jim Levi general public NOT a few to pervade the very air around him. didn't . .. thousand native hipsters. This light draws the visitor The set was not good and not inexorably towards a door at the Ever noticed how nearly every bad, just a drab middle ground - rear of the house which, when review in Student starts by telling just like the last time I saw it. Just opened, reveals a long, dark flight you how full the venue was? Well, like last time the reaction is good of stairs leading down into the very the Nite Club was packed on so there's success somewhere. heart ot the earth below. The walls Saturday, but I wonder how many But Pauline Murray and many of this passage drip with a viscous were there remembering Pauline's green slime from which the glow past (questionable) glories with noticed earlier appears to be Penetration? emanating. There is a sickly sweet There was no support but the smell in the air. Disco was superb even for the Nite The visitor will fi nd himself Club. I heard Gary Gilmour's Eyes compelled to descend these stairs for the first time in ages - ah, - he has no choice - it is as if nostalgia. the Ruts - superb. something down there is drawing Better still, P.I.L.'s first and most him towards it. Downwards . recent, genuine "great pop" with downwards ... the light becomes Sweet's Ballroom Blitz and funky less intense, the festering smell And all because the lady loves Milk Tray. Orange ·Juice who come from more pervading still he Glasgow and are also "great pop". descends the staircase into the Of the four figures, two have Cramps and towards the So many inspired records, but dark, unknown depths. guitars, one a set o f drums - they seething green pool. Onwards he wait a minute, here comes the Eventually the passageway ends start to play. The sound comes not is drawn .... Onwards, and into the b(l)and! Poor Pauline's lost her in another door - a door which from loudspeakers. but from vicous mass. Slowly he sinks keyboards now and the band's not also glows greenly, and which is inside the vis itor's own head - it is deeper and deeper, until he finally called The Invisible Girls anymore daubed with strange, runic a thundering, sc reaming, primal sinks from view. The googoomuck - she also looks tired and oth ers are just alternative symbols. It is opened, slowly, to noise. recognisable as rock 'n' roll, has claimed another victim. unhappy. Animal Crazy she sings mainstream - how can they reveal an immense cavern into but . Some time later, a being, prettily but hardly crazily. Now possibly capture the imagination which the visitor finds himself The visitor begins to dance - physically identical to that visitor, The Cramps were crazy but Pauline of a generation? Five years ago drawn. wildly, spastically - it is an will emerge from the house and Murray and her merry men are just something new was brewing and Before him lies a bubbling, impulse he cannot overcome return from whence he came. But plain ordinary. we could look forward with hope steaming, fluorescing pool of the (assuming he had any desire to). this is not the same person ... it is That was the problem, Pauline - today we have dlrectionless same green fluid that coats the Soon he can ·perceive nothing but not a person at all, but a zombie, Murray is relatively obscure and obscurity. passage walls. This pool extends the mutant strains of the music, with only one purpose to its fashionable as was much of the A friend speaks: "very for the entire width of the cavern, and the sight of The Cramps at the existence - to procreate its kind audience. Yet there's nothing disillusioning" is the statement. If and for around two-thirds of its far eod of the cavern -- Poison Ivy by introducing the word of The special or innovative here. Put her Pauline Murray is the future of length. Beyond it, at the far end of Rorschach, the cruel beauty; Cramps to as many innocent on Top of the Pops next to Buck's rock then YES it was. Still, I had a the cavern, four strange, pallid­ Congo Powers thrashing hell out people as possible. Fizz and Adam and, the Ants and good time, wish I'd gone to The faced figures can be perceived o f his guitar; Nick Knox, cool as If you have already heard the you'd not notice the difference. Cure though. Night, night. through the rising steam. They are ice, thumping out that demonic sound of The Cramps, all that illuminated only ~y the green glow rhythm; and Lux Interior - Elvis remains for me to say is from the pool and by the sickly Presley meets Vincent Price - a " Farewel l", for there is no blue rays from a bank of TV sets man possessed. salvation. One day you will find behind them. These then are The As he dances, the visitor is yourself at that house on the hill. Cramps. drawn irresistably towards The where the undead await you.

melancholy. The CUre do not resort to theatrical tricks. They are rea I 11"' ,, p,,,, .. singularly inactive on stage, a ity band whose songs should be reflected upon, rather than danced to· the obvious limitations of a three-piece band who incorporate '""' asy1um keyboards in their set are never glaringly apparent, although Simon Gallup suffers from having Compiler Gary Bushell has been to provide both keyboard parts Reality Asylum at pains to point out in the past that and the jarring bass line on At Fabby Fives these bands have no extreme Night. The overall sound has a right-wing connections. Why then structured completeness, co­ In RA 's humble opinion-the very the title, when •·strength Through existent power and fragility, with best of the year . Joy" was a German Nazi slogan, Smith's plaintive tones emerging and talk on the cover of "a new clearly through the instrumen­ breed" and "proud to be British"? tation. Singles Pnmary was very disappoint­ 1. Go For Gold Girls at our Best! ing, its duelling tones wavering 2. Flowers of Romance PIL and cut of sync. unlike the 3. Fascist Groove Thang Social of t'week produced version on the polished Heaven 17 single and Boys Don't Cry the 4. It's Kinda Funny Josef K classic 45 which got away was an 5. German Film Star Passions Wembley on Saturday' As you unco-ordinated mess, losrng the may have heard no English wistfulness and melancholy of the Socials punters are being allowed in recorded versron I m also 1. Cramps-Nile Club, May following a foolish act on the part Tfie Cure affect me Their doubtful about their ever- 2. Fall-Cavendish, February Caroline Binnie 1 of their football association mixture of pride and passion and 1ncreas1ng self absorption tf 3. Exploited- N,te Club. Jan They II be giving their tickets away reports their themes of self-doubt and further developed. Smith's 4. Killing Joke-Student Centre. on the day. 1f they're asked nicely!! vulnerability seem to me to evoke tendency towards tntrospect1on Oct Also limltless free booze available Abstract shapes, abstract the essence of the ultimately could become dangerous. It is 5. Josef K N,te Club, April courtesy of absent pub landlords. I sounds. Pictures of matchstick vaccuous teenage dream. It's effective on record, but in the live This likely to be lhe last ever men flicker for a moment on the music to dream to. music to fall in situatic1n, 1t appears self-indulgent Albums Wembley so don't miss 11. screens, then vanish. This is The and out of love to. Transient (already they are being compared 1. Flowers of Romance P.I.L. Cure's method of establishing a images of love and resentment are to some of the archetypal 2. Lubricate Your Living Room mood for their gig, an animated I carefully interwoven to produce a dinosaurs of rock) and, taken Fire Engines film, entitled Carnage Visitors bitter sweet blend, both etheral further, could be artistically 3. Grotesque Fall Jig of t'week The images change; three and magnetic. suicidal. 4. Psychedelic Jungle Cramps imaginary boys appear, Smith and They play a varied set, drawing A satisfying gig from The Cure, 5. Author! Author' Scars Regular Peel listeners and pos­ Gallup, dressed ,n black, material from Three Imaginary but disappointing in certain sessors of the sublime single I'm silhouetted against the virginal Boys, Seventeen Seconds and respects. Their past and present Falling will already be catching white of the screens. The Cure are Fallh are irreproachable, but I worry As Sounds readers amongst you Dead or Alive at Valentino's on back , without keyboardist Predictably, it's the older stuff about their future. Nevertheless, will probably know. a fab new Sunday - the rest of you should Matthieu Hartley now, but which gets the best reaction, they provided an effective punk compilation LP entitled too! Check out support Urban obviously confident, in view of the though I'm captivated by Funeral panacea for the superficial lip Strength Through Oil has just Warriors too, complete with recent commercial success of Party, with Smith's effective service to commitment so often been released through Phono­ absurd haircuts and huge Faith. keyboards, and its pervading air of witnessed recently at gigs. gram. travelling support. May 21 1981 11 Dirty Postcard rock!

on guitar and vocals. Steve Daly on drums and David McSomething on Art. They're had several cricitally acclaimed singles on Alan Hornes enigmatic Postcard label in the past year. Much of the press is in love with those perversely simplistic pop songs, but radio producers are not, so the public haven't caught on yet. James is doodling in the corner, Steve is talking, David isn 't. Edwyn, the "star", is downstairs. Enter Alan Horne', twentytwo and looking younger, reticent, bored, selectively cynical. He asks what we thought of tonight's support band. the Bluebells (whom, we hear, he's since signed). Not a great deal, we say, omitting to mention the Velvet Underground. Alan likes them, thinks they entertain. He's taking them to England with Postcard's other babies, Aztec Camera. The Meat They're tired, We're tired. Chris has lost his list of questions. Suddenly, renowned Valentino's promoter Allan Campbell pokes his head round the door. "Well, that was a lab set, lads!!!" "Glad you liked it," replies Horne sullenly. "I didn't like it at all." "You DIDN'T like it??!!! Dear oh dear. I was just going to say it was a great show, you loved playing .. -----. here and you're dying to come ...... back!!" I ., ... , ••• I I '... Edwyn Collins, who has the haircut - sorry, the potential - to be a pop "OK," toncedes the newly Dave McClymont: Rockism is passe, Earism is th8 fhin9. star. arrived Edwyn, semi-sarcas­ Colin Macilwain long periods of improvisation and tically. "Orange Juice are a shitty "Give guitars to the audience," "Groups, really, for a start, have non-band situations. group, it was a crap show, crap PA, offers someone - but EdwynJuice a very high opinion of themselves. and Chris Kershaw And so we enter the tiny crap guitars, crap performance, is not really joking, we suspect. His I have a very high opinion of what dressing room, to crowd! in and not very entertaining." true feelings towards music and we aspire to be. 1 examine the ana­ switch the tape! on. No, No "I thought the fuck up the Postcard circus begins to " But I don't think we're a very What went wright? was really entertaining - after come through. He speaks in a good group." tomy of Glasgow "Nothing' We just did it for a about six songs sets always begin composed monotone. laugh." to drag. and . " "Once you begin thinking about The Heart beatniks Orange " No (seriously) Edwyn broke a "Not at all, it depends on the six the mechanics of the audience you At this point our tape deck runs strinA, and, of course, we don't songs!" counters Horne angrily, start manipulating things to your out of batteries. We don't carry any Juice carr~ spare ones. Can't do that. It's "That's a really stupid thing to say; own ends - which is quite a good spares, of course. Can 't do that. Its Rockist." that's real conditioning. Its idea. Rockist. Of course! because every group you've seen Initially its Steve Juice who does in the past two years have been so "Which university do you come the talking - amazing, a drummer bad that they've began to drag. II from", inquires James Juice, who speakes! Us hacks are mugs you saw the Beatles after six "Heriot-Watt"? for such novelties, we just luv 'em. songs, they wouldn't start to drag." "Naah, Edinburgh ". We congratulate him on the At last Edwyn begins to talk. "Oh. Never heard of it. " fabbie shambolicness of tonight's "The groups around nowadays "I hear a lot of students are being set. aren't very good entertainers. made redundant," he adds "Hm. I dunno if its fair to do that, They think of themselves more as Vital helpfully. ·cos a lot of people might've been artists. Well, this is a popular That comment, in its own disappointed." theory of ours." ludicrous way, just about sums our Steve and James stay in Edwyn expresses himself Sunday up. Without context, Bearsden; Edwyn and David near coherently and honestly. Af first without explanation, without lhe Great Western Road. How's we think he's either just waffling or taking the piss, but its soon clear Remains sense. We toddle along to funky Glasgow now? They agree Va lentines early on and take some its a place to get out of. that he is speaking his mind, .. . ignored exploding with desperation, with snaps, but Orange Juice don't "A bit like New York used to be, " talking sense, more aware than the talent, with a new music, a band want to talk before they perform. offers James unexpectedly, "in the others of the Postcard reality. If fragments of you should see. "Too nervous," explains Edwyn sixteenth century." we'd talked to Edwyn for longer I wondered how The Visitors Juice. He is, too. "What he says has a ring of we'd be bringing you a far better Edinburgh music. could follow a set like that, but my truth," Steve assures us. interview (that wouldn't be hard - Jim Levi visits the fears were groundless as they Space filling pulp Yeah, we'd noticed. ed.) proceeded to make the night Two o'c l ock on Monday "I think we have to rethink our Netherbow for theirs. They were even good morning, and Orange Juice have Stuffing whole sound. Rethink our whole visually, all in black with lights just completed a sparklingly Orange Juice are Edwyn Collins approach to performing. The The Visitors and flashing from behind rear blinds to disastrous set, incorporating very on vocals and guitar, James Kirk performer-spectator rolls". complement the moody quality of Explode Your the music. Heart Opener was a new one: gradual build-up of keyboards, customary A small venue, a small badly powerful drumming plus extra publicised gig, the type of gig percussion and a crazy saxophone where great things have a chance to provide a second manic modern to develop. Most of us were in the dance. Both sides of the recent ..-, Netherbow for The Vlstors, not single too, played with a feeling really considering the "support", that riveted your attention. Explode Your Heart. I hadn't seen Compatibility, brillinat with the them before, but within minutes bludgeoning impact of Killing they had won me over. Joke yet melodic and Poet 's End Anonymous and grey-looking in with a contemporary drive that is appearance, the music is anything almost breathtaking. but - a very total sound, varying Not a duff song was played; from a strident Gang of Four style Yardstick, a beautiful song that attack to a hauriting evocative moved: Distance, an aggressive sound that caresses you into song to move to and the mighty enjoyment. Caresses; probably requiem mass effect of Foresight the wrong word, because Explode with its church organ. Not a happy Your Heart have real bite, its music music, but a music with mania and echoing today's mood superbly. meaning that is fighting rather An innovative sound too, than depressed. varying instruments from straight Vital Remains for the finish, bass, drums and guitar with more sax, more modern dance, occasional keyboards to bringing more atmospheric movement, on extra people to provide then finish. The Netherbow was all additional percussion for their silence, the silence that spells awe, version of the modern dance and the silence you get when people even violin for a touch of have seen an important event. We melodrama. Explode Your Heart, had. 12May211981 IPlatform I Review of the Year John Sturrock (pt98)

Universities? The charge of being Much has been said in Britain there is a danger of complacency Unfortunately, discussion was anti-intellectual is a serious one, about overseas student fees, and but at least the Government and staleness setting in. Such often blurred by political the felony is compounded by large bodies as the University viewpoints and subjective should refute it by being open proposals to charge them the full about its vision for the future of Senate, consisting of nearly 300 opinions. However, at least in cost of medical treatment in this hundred academics, although relation to affiliations to outside higher education - if it has one. country. Economically, the policy Another factor to dampen the technically supreme, seem to have organisations, the SAC may have has been disastrous for become mere ratifiers of decisions moved some way to resolving this students' enthusiasm is the Universities; internationally, it has continual erosion of the value of taken elsewhere. Such an problem, by restricting the use of brought condemnation from environment of course makes it Association funds to those the grant. While we are all countries with whom we are trying expected to tighten our belts, easier for the Old College affiliations to student related to curry favour. Morally, it reflects administration to run the show. bodies. It may well be that some students have been made a gross dereliction of our sacrificial lambs for three years other satisfactory procedure will obligation to help the developing emerge to marry the narrowness now, and such inequitable nations. Mockery of Democracy treatment is bound to take its toll of prohibiting any further Students do not look like being affiliation, with the keenness of encouraged to be anything other eventually. Danger of Complacency Not that that is necessarily bad - some to show support for al most than introverted and uncertain in in fact, we are lucky to have two of every worthy cause. future years as the Government Loss of Autonomy the most able administrators in the Over the past two weeks, I have pursues a policy that seems Turning to a matter which is University world as our Principle attempted to draw a few threads almost blatantly anti-intellectual. The Government have further rarely examined, but which and Secretary - but it does tend to together highlighting the tapestry The arbitrary cuts in finance for ensured that another source of inc reases in importance with the make a mockery of the of a year's experience as Senior higher education, reflecting an political criticism is made less cuts and the possibility of a President. It is an experience for economic, but certainly not a potent with the changes in the effectiveness and democracy of decrease in facilities and in the committees. This latter observa­ which I can find no praise high considered educational, policy, financing of student unions. By numbers of staff, it is illuminating tion, one is constantly drawn to enough, a privilege, and a pleasure seem sure to cause considerable placing our finance in the hands of to examine the decision-making realise , may be reflected at the same time. I wish an equally damage to Universities. That is not the University, a degree of control process in the University. Few universally. Committees, as they fulfilling year to my successor, tosay that Universities should be is introduced where none existed people appreciate how the tend to multiply in number and in Mark Kennedy. insulateq from change - indeed before. This may be valuable important discussions and size, inversely decrease in they are ripe for innovation and where maverick unions have mis­ decisions on how the University is effectiveness and influence. reassessment, given technologi­ spent time and money, but 1t is a run centre around an extremely Zesty John Certainly, in the Students' cal and educational advances. sad loss of autonomy for the small group of people. Academic Association, time spent haggling However, such is the magnitude majority of unions who are hacks who sit on committees are in committees has been I leave office with a sense of and timing of the present cuts, that undoubtedly accountable already. probably almost as despised by dramatically reduced in some some achievement, and some change is likely to be haphazard Competition for scarce resources their colleagues as student hacks cases this session, and the regrets at goals not achieved, but and unconstructive. In the may fuel further conflict between by their peers, and a handful sit on supposed omnipotence of, for with a zest to continue active nineteenth century, Universities in Universities and unions. All in all, a several top committees, thus example, Finance Committee, is in participation of a similar kind in America were expected to reflect Government committed to a concentrating decision-making fact in many ways a myth. Much the "outside world" where there is and promote the contemporary lessening of' central control is and power. One can query their more is done "behind the scenes", a lot to be done! There are several economic and political environ­ leading us frighteningly along a motives - genuine concern, and informally, and not just by the whom I would like to thank - the ment does this Government wish path of over-centralisation, and ambition, boredom with academic establishment, for the radicals rest of the Executive: Eleanor, to similarly constrain our then ... to what? work - but, as with student hacks, often tire of committee machinery Rory and Graham, with whom I and achieve far more by avoiding have shared ups and downs, but it. This is to be encouraged and who, at the same time, have been of one mind throughout the year, a HAVE A RELAXING EVENING THIS SATURDAY TO TIIE causes no suspiciion if the administration and its participants rare, if not unique achievement. It SOUNDS OF SINGER SONGWRITER are open to discussion, explain is with genuine pleasure that I can what they are doing, and have no say that we have become and GORDON CAMPBELL fear of debate. Participative remain, firm friends. democracy does not necessarily Last week I mentioned the con­ LIVE IN THE TEVIOT BAR mean three hour long committees. tribution of the Permanent National representation has Secretary to the work of the been forced back into the limelight Association as a whole, but there by the elections - should we is no doubt that our act ivities reaffiliate to NUS? Well, I have could not be what they are, and often had my say on this. I believe remain so, without the untiring national representation to be work of the others members of the important, and we have achieved a senior staff, and none more so TEVIOT ROW FILM CLUB PRESENTS THIS WEEK healthy exchange this year by than Mrs Leary·, the Union having regular meetings of all Manageress, for whom I have THE WARRIORS Scottish Presidents. Edinburgh is developed the highest admira­ lucky - the Students' Associa­ tion. She is the unsung heroine of and tion's size and scope of operation the Union's success just as the late enable it to provide services Major Hall was the unsung hero. BOYS FROM BRAZIL without assistance and influence, The Association's staff as a whole although when it comes to wider provide a superb and loyal backup THURSDAY 7.30 p.m. SUNDAY 2.45 p.m. "political" issues. we do have without which the Association some clout. My trips to would not be what it is. Westminster in the autumn were not without success. However a united national body helps focus Exceptional Worker the national issues to a maximum extent and benefit. NUS is too My thanks 81so t6 the Rector and expensive, over bureaucratic, and those others in the University who unrepresentative, for Edinburgh gave so much valuable advice and PORCET YOUR EXAI\IS AND BL'AM DOWN TO TEVIOT ROW students to reaffiliate at the assistance throughout the year. THIS FRIDAY, DRINK PINTS O F FOAMING ALE, AJ\'D present time, and NUS must One of the most pleasing change to accommodate the DANCE THI': i\'ICHT A WAY TO '/'HE SOUI\TD OF T//E developments of the year was the climate of national opinion. A channelling of the previously slimmed-down, decentralised, militant energy of the Left into less seemingly militant campaign­ productive and unselfish work for ing body would recognise the students. They worked harder JOHN POCKLEY (House Ch'\irman Emeritus) peculiar fusion of students and than most, a record which has and unionism, and probably exert been recognised in the election more influance with the powers results last week, and none more that be, and extract more so than Mark Kennedy. The next ALAN GEORGE (Ents Convener Emeritus) sympathy from the general public. Senior President 1s an exceptional The day of the student protest may worker, who has been an TESTIMONIAL DISCO well be over. invaluable right-hand man in the WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF THE RENOWNED DUNDEE l:JANI) SRC this year, and who l am sure will be a fine Senior President next Ultra Vires year. SPIES Finally, Publications Board face LIVE IN THE PARK ROOM Much was .~poken and written a difficult transition period, but are throughout tye year about the lucky to have a Chairman in Jamie interesting, If not somewhat Donald whose integrity will, I am sure, guide the Board through SUR/:/,\' .A NO'/' TO BE touchy, issue of ultra vires. The .'VIC I-ff .\IISSl:D arguments ranged from the legal from liability to asset. I know I was to the financial to the moral. In the considered to be a doubter on final analysis, it bolls down to occasions, but to the Board I wish I SAID THAT LAST WEEK AND I WAS RIGHT whether1 or not the money which all success, and to 'Student' I say, (ask anyone who was there) the Students' Association receives don't despair if the pursuit of to provide representation and excellence rather then gutter­ services for students ought to be press seems to breed disinterest - used to promote in one way or We need now to return as never another issues which do not seem before to higher values in all things to be directly relevant to students if we are to forestall much future at Edinburgh University. despair. May 21 1981 13 feature Summer Reading Basking ~n a beach in the tropical sun ... women, wine and nothing to do? Here are a few suggestions.. ..

Letters from philosophy, convincing him that Gosc1ny and Uderzo created their A Confederacy of America ( 1946- ALISTAIR COOKE the world in general, and New black priate. Dunces Oreleans in particular, is a nasty Much of the minor characters' I ,dtn-s fir1111. /111nli'11 and shattering place to llve. dialogue is in Southern drawl 1951) which is presented m much the l,tr,fM1!1•,111i11 ,Jl,!'1111, ,, ,,,,,.~111m111, John Kennedy To compound the idea that Alastair Cooke nobody else holds his views Reilly same way as Alan Coren's famous /9-lfi-l9SJ Toole also has a faulty pyloric valve 'Miz Lillian writes ... .' articles m Penguin Books which frequently gums in protest Punch. Penguin (£2.50) against the lack of proper The closest threats to Reil ly are Roderick Taylor 'geometry and theology' in the his alcoholic mother, archetypal This month Penguin is lain M. Hackett world. Southern Catholic, who bellbes publishing a paperback edition of Not only is Reilly the Leviathan, t_hat what he really needs Is to-get a Alistair Cooke's "Letters from Ignatius Jaques Reilly, who he is Jonah too, bringing chaos Job. a Myrna Minkoff and the minx America (1946-1951) " - considers himself the victim of, and destruction wherever he goes. tram the Bronx. who when she's not transcripts of the weekly radio off-hand ejaculation, looks at the Reilly is out of place in the modern being socially aware, believes that programme which has been a world through yellow and blue world a fact that is underlined what he needs is sex. Needless to British institution for nearly 40 eyes from beneath a large green when he is rejected by even the say, Reilly spends much of his time years. These essays on slices of hunting cap. His view of the world, most extreme sects in the avoiding both of these women, but American life, are, like Thurber's, his 'worldview', is constantly Greenwich Village type parties ol In the end, almost inevitably, he humourous in a restrained but besieged by the less perceptive New Orleans' French Quarter. turns to one to escape the other cutting way. The author obviously individuals in the world, everyone, Reilly is repulsive, he's a liar, a and the book ends with Reilly knows his likes and dislikes, but as he stumbles from one hilarious fake, he farts in bed and he riding off into the night in the back of Myrna's car clutching his directs his efforts to praising the encounter to another. masturbates without Kleenex. He scribbled philosophies and, no praiseworthy rather than The book, and Reilly's Is 'gross' in every sense of the doubt, his pyloric valve. damning everything else - which worldview are inspired by word. He is the American Wet We are very lucky to have this must be one of the reasons tor me realising how bad it is. An example Jonathan Swift: "When a true Dream with gastric trouble. book at all. John Kennedy Toole continuing success of his is the arrogant American habit of genius appears in the world you Just in case Reilly isn't sleazy commited suicide in 1969, programme. referring to Paris (France) or may know him by this sign, that the enough for you Toole evokes the depressed at not being able to get Unlike Thurber, Cooke' s Aberdeen (Scotland) - or even, dunces are all in confederacy low life in New Orleans as this work published. We have been glimpses into America allow the one might add Dallas, with no against him". This is essentially graphically as any Tennesse deprived of a great talent dealing reader, or listener, the privileged qualification - to distinguish how Reilly sees the individuals in Williams play. If Reilly isn't funny in those most rare commodities; view of a traveller who is also them from their namesakes in opposition to him. This rich enough for you then Toole has created a wealth of supporting laughter and happiness, yet this native; he picks out the differences Illinois or North Dakota. comedy teems with characters comics including one of the book says more for him than any which are interesting to someone It is difficult, sometimes, to say whom Reilly supposes to be funniest Negro characters since epitaph. from Britain yet hidden from the whether Cooke is politically naive attempting to shatter his tourist's penetrating gaze. He or just selective in the characters demollstrate, Maclaverty is a begins an item on New York with he describes. His "Six Typical Lamb master exponent of characterisa­ an account of Labour Day holiday. Americans" are all white and AM B tion. This art is evident also in the Labour Day, end of the summer disproportionately wealthy. But Bernard other people who appear in the which, for an American, begins on they are all interesting, or Mac Laverty book. Brother Sebastian is in July 4th, is of greater important, because of their ch~rge of the Home; he is the main importance to a New Yorker than individuality or eccentricity, rather reason behind the escape. In this the skyscrapers he works in or than their position in some King Penguin man religion is juxtaposed with under - but to the tourist just hierarchy - like the Chicago meat politics, whisky and sex; the result another interruption in his efforts man, who wanders into an art David P. Stead 1s sordid. to tour these same buildings. gallery by mistake one day and Brother Sebastian relishes his Bernard Maclaverty suggested Cooke uses Americanisms spends the next 20 years learning position over the boys using a 'kill in 'Student' recently that his latest sparingly and obviously - just about and collecting minor French and cure' policy wrycli contrasts book 'Lamb', was a long short enough to shock the reader into impressionist paintings. heavily with the ideas of Micha81. story rather than a short novel. I The Penguin think he is right. The work is con­ "If they do not conform we thrash centrated, fast, powerful and its them. we teach them a little of God Book of Irish brevity contributes to the and a lot of fear. " magnificence of its effect. Short Stories The story begins in a boys . 'Lamb' is at times very funny but borstal on the Atlantic coast of m the main it is touching and very Ed. Benedict Kelly Ireland. Brother Sebastian, whose sad. The love between Michael real name is Michael Lamb, the boy is d€'1icate and gains effect Bill Whitehead disapproves of the way in which by being underplayed. Irish writing in general, and Irish Brother Benedict runs the Home But on occasions when the fiction in particular, is sadly and after inheriting a sum of description is more brief. ignored in British publishing and worri ed, disillusioned man money decides to search for Mac Laverty continues to give us a clinging to images from the past criticism. It is a fact that all too happiness elsewhere. Michael great insight into his portraits. and to the small, spindly boy ·who often universities in Britain takes with him twelve year old There is Haddock the ugly forms his present. The terrible (though not, surprisingly, abroad) Owen Kane and posing as father homosexual squatter who irony is that in the end Michael, either completely exclude Irish and son they travel to Scotland, attempts to pervert Owen and even through lack of money, is forced to literature in English or include England and finally back to the smile of a barmaid, or the sigh make his only positive decision; a only the token quota of James Ireland. The tension of this plot is of a receptionist is made decision that leads to tragedy. Joyce and W. B. Yeats. immediately increased by the fact significant. Owen is underfed, suffers from It is refreshing, therefore, to find that the escape is treated as a 'Lamb' is a book of great epilepsy, wets his bed, drinks Coa­ a major British publisher like kidnap and the possibility of intensity and it is very real. This Cola, watches television. loves slot Penguin interested in a compila­ discovery is a continual worry. reality stems, of course, from the machines and smokes cigarettes. tion of Irish short stories which has Much of 'Lamb's' narrative characters but is augmented by He is the perfect problem child . the potential to revive interest in concerns itself with describing the the use of dialogue . The Rejected by his parents, he begins this neglected lield. Whether this mind of Michael. a man who has conversation is up to date, frank the book rebelling against the particular anthology will rejected relIgIon and is "left with . and colloquial. tyranny of the prison and successfully create a readership a handful of negatives" His With 'Lamb', said MacLaverty continues to rebel against society. for Irish prose in this country, escape with Owen gives life a recently "the writing was clicking however, is questionable. meaning; all that matters now is But he respects Michael. Michael loves him ... and when they are as it never clicked before:· I My main quibble with the range of subject that the boy is kept happy. But cannot but agree with these tremendous: from traditional together, there is peace. approach of The Penguin Book of beneath the superf1c1al facade of words. Irish Short Stories ,s that the Gaelic stories in translation to the hope he displays to Owen we see a As the two central portrayals editor, Benedict Kelly, has angst-full modernism of Edna presumed too much on this prior O'Brien , lrom the detailed A Woman's Age Fortunately, the book itself is blurb and moves from corsets to knowledge of his readership. He descriptive writing of Liam better than the publicity would liberation via a career in politics. has assumed. with his selection, O'Flaherty to the Gothic style Rachel Billington lead one to believe. The plot itself is entertaining, that the reader has a fairly setting of Elizabeth Bowen·s The A Woman 's Eye tells the story ol and is aided considerably by the good knowledge of the writers and Cat Jumps. Penguin Books Violet Hesketh from birth in 1905 historical details Rach~I provides. The book is also a very welcome to death in 1975, weaving together events described by them. While She begins each chapter with reminder of the worth of the short fiction and history in a fairly this might be quite acceptable for Nancy Donehower actual news items from the years story, a genre which is nearing enjoyable manner. We follow an Irish audience, I would think to be covered, and although the extinction for lack of periodicals to Violet from her early childhood in that even fairly well-read Britons same device has been used by publish them. It is also proof, if When I lirst glanced through Northumberland - peaceful, until might need some help in other authors to tie fact and proof were needed, that the Irish Rachel Billington's A Woman 's her mother runs off to a small Irish identifying exactly which era fiction, it works well enough. are in the forefront of the art. Short Age, (published by Penguin island with a wealthy lover named writers like Stephen Gwynn or Obviously Billington did quite a bit story writing is a skill which on 28th May) I had my doubts: I " Nettles" - through her later Daniel Corkery come from. It is of research before writing the demands conciseness and the like a good story as well as the next childhood when she moves to the also somewhat strange that, given book, and she presents a ability to set a tale in what amounts person, but wouldn't you be island after her lather's death, and the inclusion of some pretty reasonably accurate, if selective, to one location. sceptical too, if the publicity into adulthood. As one would obscure writers, authors who are history of the years 1905-1975. release reported that "although expect. her adulthood is far from known- here (llke Flann O'Brien, All in all, then. Penguin seem to All in all, A Woman 's Eye Is an the novel is, in a sense, a woman's placid, and her personal trials and Samuel Beckett and Brendan have achieved something special enjoyable book. entertaining and in a mass-produced book: a taster story, portraying the extraordinary tribulations are set against the Behan) have no works included. not intellectually taxing - just the of a genre which, up to now, has transition from corsets to "dramatic changf:: in the social Having said that, however, the sort of book to be read outdoors in liberattan, it also vigorously enters structure of Britain from sugar work which is included should been vastly underrated - and all the sun, or indoors in the bath 0r in the traditional men's world of cakes by the croquet lawn to.post­ make even the most jaded literary this within a price (£1 .95) which bed if the weather won't allows the average reader to take a business, farming. and even war socialism". Eventually Violet palate tingle with the taste of some cooperate. very good writing indeed. The chance on buyinf:1 it. Good value. spying."?' fulfil ls the promise of the publicity 14 May 21 1981 Politics I I The Politics of Original Sin

Personal liberty is becoming a priority with those in political which is behind the mood of scarce commodity. There is an power. The luxury of criticising an conservatism which has swept the international trend of states established political system has United States. The strong increasing control over their rarely been afforded to those "national identity" which Ronald subjects. trapped wthin its mechanism. The Reagan calls for is really no more The trend is not the result of a right of the sovereign to control. than an enforced stereotype in particulari1y evil set of political the duty of the subject to submit, public life. The (supposedly­ leaders h13ving come to power. On these are ideas weighted with an moral) Moral Majority demands in .,. average, our contemporary Lords ancient dust of respectability. effect, the imposition of a strict and Masters are no worse code on the private life of all Gays (although no better) than their An Illusion of Security and religious minorities, Marxists predecessors. The change has and loose women, all must be Such attitudes are widely held. come about through the sophisti­ forced to turn from their deviant The majority of the rulers· flock cation of the means of repression. paths and live the American way. accept state interference with Not so much of weapons and the The Amer i can example private life not only as the price instruments of torture, as there illustrates a connection between which must supposedly be paid to can be no advance in their purpose authoritarianism and the two-bit achieve certain goals (erradica­ of degredation and death, but of philosophy of the bible- belt tion of terrorism , defeat of the auxiliary means , the preacher. Calls for strong national computers and communication Marxism/ Capitalism or big daddy leadersh i p accompany the satelites; the fools' gold which we of them all, preservation of law and arrogant pulpit-thumping of lhe order), but they actually welcome g rasped in our innocent desire for Mid-West fundamentalist. Man, the illusion of security it provides. "progress". since Adam, has been tained with Authoritarianism, paradoxically, is Although the trend has not been sin. Men. if left to act as they saw fit worse, than the mass of l1uman ity. be achieved. a populist creed. c·aused by a change in attitudes. it would sink to the depths Of If we are to oppose the The authoritarian mentality can could not have occurred without wickedness. Men, being essen­ True Communism and authoritarian onslaught, we must be characterised as the belief that the support of already-existing tially corrupted, will not take the regain a sense of our own humanity is essentially corrupt Heaven on Earth attitudes. Preserving personal path of goodness of their own adequacy. Men and women are and that our potentially wicked freedom has never been_ a high accord, but must be dragged down not perfect (beware of political behaviour must be strictly A common element of all it screaming and shouting. Only theories which claim that controlled In an extreme form it is authoritarian ideologies is the good and wise leadership can save everyone is essentially good and the view of Stalin and Stalinist, comparison of life as it is with man from himself. some idealised state of perfection that if we were allowed complete Hitler and the fascist herd. lt leads Which would be all very well if license everything would be the masses to look for superhuman true communism. Utopia, the good and wise leadership Heaven on Earth. The relative wonderful) but we are as capable leadership, the crazed me~lo­ which we are asked to . accept of making our own moral maniac to think he can provide it. corruption of humanity in its comes from some divine source. present condition is used as a judgements as our self-appointed In a lesser degree, it is the driving But states are governed by men, guardians. Only when we demand force for conservative (small ·C') justification of the dire measures not by God. If men are corrupted. which are to lead us to a promised the right to choose our own politicians and their followers who there is nothing to be gained by opinions and order our own call for "strong government'' land. But such a comparison is the majority entrusting the most meaningless. It uses humanity's individual lives will our freedom be Deviant Paths and the important moral decisions to an current state of moral goodness ensured and the politics of o riginal equally fallable minority. Despite which, given a lack of any real si n exorcised. American Way the tendency of their followers to independent standard, cannot be worship them , authoritarian assessed, and contrasts with a 11 is the authoritarian mentality leaders are no better. and usually state of perf~ct1on, which cannot Sandy Murray Crick's Discourses

Peter Kravitz on socialists still exist today, and on democrat. always filling his longer be governed, maybe after that 'Parliament has no monopoly' Bernard Crick's Extra­ both extremes of the Left, from rhetoric with talk of the Chartists two or three hung elections and an on politics. I have neVer Mural lecture on the John Silken to Roy Jenkins and the Levellers, but never about unmanageable House of believed that there is any It was the last extract that really the Socialists of the 1900s." Commons''. difference between Politics and Labour Party and the did bring out the school master in And th en he turned to Policy. She cannot believe in both Social Democrats. Crick him. " This is an unseen. It was· journalists. He proceeded to the soveriegnty of.Parliament and is on sabbatical this term published in 19 11 by the Home chastise those of them who play at If I was a Liberal, I devolution." At this point there University Library." He finished .being politicians, throwing around was a muffled cry of "course you at Edinburgh. He is based reciting the piece, which preached labels and tags, usually pinned on would hold not truck with can" from a Social Democrat in the at Kirkbeck College, evolutionary socialism and the Left's tail. He respects the audience. ·London. He has edited exJ;lained that the Labour Party journalist-as-reporter actually the Social Democrats. Crick fears that Hobsbawn was was not necessarily a socialist• reporting news, but Crick has no Political Quarterly and correct when he stressed the ,. party at all, and that it did not time for " those Marx i st Crick continued: "The Social centrality of the skilled worker in Machiavelli's Discourses, absolutely have to be so to achieve episteriological arguments which Democrats must put up a lot of the future of t he Labour written the classic text In candidates to show their worth movement. Many of those who Defence of Politics and and I cannot see too many Liberals voted Conservative in the last standing down in winnable seats. election were normal Labour more recently the widely If I was a Liberal, I would hold not voters in skilled jobs, who were acclaimed George Or­ truck with the Social Democrats voting against taxation and well: A Life. while they remained a separate therefore against policies helping party, and I'd say to them 'Join up the unemployed. Ironically, they Bernard Crick is a man who aims or shut up'. . I see a united party voted against taxation, whereas to please his audiences almost as of the ce ntre - Social Democrats not so long ago those people were much 8s himself. In his lectures to and Liberals - as likely to be more not earning enough to be taxed first-year Politics students he successful than an electoral themselves. often prefaces his propositions alliance." "We are now in a very very hard with remarks like "I will be ·He turned to one of the reasons industrial situation where those in candidi . " or "I think this may be why the Social Democrats left the jobs are voting for pure self­ provocative but I will say it never­ Labour Party. The rise of the interest, against those without theless ..." , and then announces activists. Previously, Crick claims, jobs. People in work have to be that he might well be a Tory­ they were referred t o as persuaded that they have got to. anarchist. "diehards", " old faithfuls" and carry those who are out of work." However, he started his lecture "stalwarts". Now, the press have During all this, the two Social last week by almost mimicking a attributed the word "activist" to Democrats in front of me became secondary school teacher, he these same people, and it carries a progressively more uncomfort­ read out three extracts to help him highly perjorative air with it. able in their seats. Maybe they develop his argument. which was Henry Drucker (left) and Bernard Cnck. However, he is not entirely in pondered for a moment on how to emphasise the great diversity of favour of what he calls " the much they (and many others) views that have always co-existed its goals. Now then, any offers? say that it is al l part of a structured 'Bennite' proposals to give more might be involved in politics as an within the Labour Party. An One lady suggested George system". As an example of unfair power to those that are active and end in itself, as a good argument arguinent which is probably Bernard Shaw: sorry, no. Then a play, he cited the Guardian and less to those inert, simple'voters'" . and some clear thinking to sort out dusted off and brought out to young student at the back guessed Observer's labelling of Michael Crick identifies a fundamental flaw any administrative problems. answer many questions about the (?) correctly. It was a passage Foot as a Marxist, before the in the thinking of Shirley Williams. Maybe, just maybe, they will see Left in Britain today. taken from The· Socialist recent election for the leadership how insignificant the recent T he first extract was from one of Movement by Ramsay Mac­ of the Labour Party, and subse­ breakaway really is when the the leaders of the Social Donald, written before fame was quently, those same papers' Shirley Williams has central problem is looked at. Oe rflr ocratic Federation . He the spur to his life. At this point, description of him as "a writer in Who is left after the personality claimed that this exemplified the Crick, more pertinent to his topic the Wilsonian tradition", after his swallowed an old fellow cults created by the press fall? tensions experienced by upper­ of Labour and the Social victory. Who remains untouched while,_as middle class Left-Wing sympa­ Democrats, added that " Roy As for the Social Democrats' like Dicey whole. Crick says, "everyone, from Tony thisers among a working-class Jenkins would have made a fine pledge to electoral reform, Crick Benn to the Social Democrats, labour movement. The quandary member of Ramsay MacDonald's does not believe that it will come claim to be more Democratic"? facing the writer was whether, National Government", and while through campaigning and She believes m the sovereignty of Who is this democracy for, having been expelled from the he was in the mood of de­ persuasion, which the Liberals Parliament above Party-Politics Is anyway? And who will pay for it? New University Club, he should socialising Socialists he claimed have shbwn to be ineffective. For Parliament. He thinks Williams Not Tony, not Shirley, not Maggie. leave his other club, the Garrick. that " Tony Benn is not a Socialist in.stead "electoral reform will only "has swallowed an old fellow like they've got jobs, thank you very Of course, claret-coloured at all. He is more of a radical come when the country can no Dicey whole", and he maintains much. May 21 1981 15 TH ILE P.S. BBC may have the Philpot File but we Alternative proudly present the Crackpot File; DOMINION Newbattle EDINBURGH FILM hallucinations of a Student staff Movie Terrace 1. Private Benjamin (A) THEATRE Lothian Road Big Bands are Back Film Soc. Around 3.23, 5.48, 8.13 Babylon (X) lnsip_id ~omic tale of young Jew 6.15 and 8.30 Thurs 21-Sat 23 A major rock festival is planned The Film Soc. has again come (BenIam,n Cross) fighting hand Famed film score writer Vangelis for the last week in June at th e new under heavy c ri ticism. Last \ turns his hand to Reggae in Bristo Square Bowl currently against prejudices within the weekend they screened their American Army. modern London. under const r uction on the announced offering in perfect campus. conditions, in focus and with a 2. Hopscotch (A) Woodstock (XJ The idea is the brainwave of the brand new print. A shocked 4.37, 8.23 7.00, Mon 25 and Tues 26 Students' Association Enter­ audience reacted sharply jeering Scotsman Eric Liddle and hurdler "Three days of peace, music . tainments Convener, who sees the and booing the projectionist, with Andrew Lord Lindsay get caught and love". The full unexpurgated event as the perfect way to while many later demanding a refund. up in difficult away match in version of a most recent British away the hours during exam time Film Sac officials refused to Austria. CIA suspected of vetting film celebrating mass participa­ when students have nothing to do. comment on this issue but the GB runners. tion in field sports. Major acts announced so far promised to investigate the matter And. include Mike Batt , Charles and assured us that it is unlikely to The 39 Nine Steps (A) CAL TON STUDIOS Tumahai ex- of Be Bop de Luxe happen again. 2.40, 6.26 Chariots of Fire who gave us Bill Nelson, ex- of Bill Superb ariel photography vividly 6.00 and 8.30 Nelson's Red Noise, one-hit Ed's % portrays the agonies of a runner It must be confessed: I have not yet covering many arduous miles seen this film, nor could the wonders City Boy, Anthony It has been revea led that Catton across Scottish hillside .. tell me what it is about. Seems +o Phillips. 'Student' Editor Allan Hunter was (Technical advice by Eric Liddell). be some Boys Own fairy tale. The new 50,000-seater open-air on the payroll of the Chariots of ABC Lothian Road or a venue is being financed by the 3. Being There (A) lengthened ve rsion of the Hovis Fire production company 1. Superman II (A) Students' Association Freshers' 3.00, 5.20, 8.00 biscuit commercial. Havers receiving a ten percent 1.20, 4.25, 7.30 ·week "slush fund", and the three­ Twenty third week at the commission based on the weekly Mega Stars Ian Charleson and Ben week event is being promoted by Dominion, but there is a film at the number of tickets sold in the Cross battle valiantly against all Graham Richardson Enterprises Calton which may yet prove more Edinburgh area. 'Student' News comers in ariel athletic extrava­ Ltd. popular. Editor Neil Drysdale has ganza - a must. The only ex-Genesis member commented that this represents a which everyone's forgotten about CAMEO Tollcross disgusting standard of journalism. 2. The Long Good Friday (X) Tess (A) and the debut performance of the 5.00, 8.20 2.00, 7.15 newly revived Glitterband - and Pres London mob director Hugh Producer David Putnam insisted the newly reformed Sex Pistols Hudson faced with difficult team on beautiful locations for the who have been booked on the Senior President John Sturrock gecisions as his world falls apart training of his acting athletes for understanding that they are not a used to be uncertain but now he's one Good Friday. (See review his latest film. Hardy's Wessex punk group. not so sure any more. Further news I page 7). proved to be ideal in this Anglo­ Tickets for the event are over­ on the Sen. Pres comes with his announcement as a strong Social­ French production. priced, and the promoters are 3. Ordinary People (A) Democrat candidate at the next al ready confidently predicting that The sinister tale of what can election. PLAYHOUSE Leith Walk the event will be grossly under­ happen in a wee Highland hame Divine Madness (X) attended. SAS Closes when the son forsakes his family, 9.18 Thurs. Doors Open 7.00 Laker £10 Away-Day putting ru nning and his shrink Highly amusing stage perform­ The Student Accommodation Fare before all. Fine performance by ance by comedy duo Liddell and Service has been forced to end its Cheryl Campbell as the mother. Abrahams. both expounding their Sir Freddie Laker's latest move activities after having failed to find own religious beliefs: Gentile and in the cheap air travel market is a· new premises to house the service Jew unite. £10 away-day return fare from now that its present lease has RITZ Rodney Street 10 Edinburgh-New York. expired. " " (XJ ODEON South Clerk St. The offer is available only A spokesman for SAS, on being 10 seconds; that's all the time through Student Travel who will asked how this situation came to sprinter Ben Cross has to prove his The Postman Always Rings Late News be using the bi-planes regularly be, replied: "The copy of the lease existence, in Olympic 100 yrd Twice (X) seen in their advertisements for which we had on flle has been lost dash. Revitalised erot1co - murder - Hon. Sec. Rory Knight Bruce the flight. Numbers are, however, And despite placing the service at Goodbye Emmanualle (X) thriller of the 1924 book by James has been appo,nted as Honorary limited, and only the first 250,000 the top of our waiting 11st for the the !amour words of Nigel Cain. A young athlete plots the member to the Nat Ion a I students to apply can be guaran­ past six months we've been unable Havers, after a night out in Paris murder of his girl's husband prior Comr"littee of Fair Trading and teed seats. or similar. to find premises which have been t•p"".r=e:-pa_r.in_g... fo_ r_h_i_s_o_1y._m__ p_ic_B_ro _n_z_e_. .,_t_o_1_h_e_P_a_r_1s_o_1y_m_p_i_c_s.____ -4.:,P.:,r,::a::,ct~ic:;:e:;;s~ . ------Endsleigh Insurance will be fit for human habitation. We handling all matters of personal insurance for this NUS-sponsored :':~~~~e~~s ~-II those we examinec Careers Col um n scheme which will be open to · students from universities at St Teviot Andrews, Dundee, Glasgow and In the final article this academic informal and this is an excellent a Scottish University Heriot-Watt. Yesterday the entire Teviot Row year, we address those expecting opportunity to talk directly with c) certain postgraduate Student Travel are waiting on House Committee were arrested to graduate this summer with graduate recruiters that should courses in architecture the first news of any survivors on charges of assault and battery. some key points to remember. not be missed by those still di certain postgraduate · before deciding on the applic­ The defendants, who are To begin with, an assurance that seeking. Come with an open mind. courses for the Ministry. ability of an away-day return pleading innocent, say they will the support extended by the Most of these employers have "STILL-SEEKING" service. use every means at their disposal Careers Advisory Service does not additional vacancies to those they Students intending to travel to to fight this travesty of justice. evaporate upon graduation. offered in the Spring recruiting SEMINARS New York on the new service are Meanwhile the prosecution has Graduates can and do continue to round. 1 advised to carry their own oxygen asked for 312 similar charges to be use our facilities for as long as they Again , for those who will ready In the autumn term, the Careers supplies and parachutes, and of taken into account. wish; to date, at no charge, be away from Edinburgh, similar Advisory Service will be arranging course, your personal copy of The The Committee are bearing up although we may eventually have events are being held at strategic one-day seminars to help small Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, under the strain but have asked to charge for some services. For points throughout the UK, and a groups of graduates, who are still which may or may not help you their lawyer to pursue al legations those moving away from list of dates and venues may be seeking permanent employment, through the traumatic experience of police brutality towards them. Edinburgh, a "mutual aid" scheme consulted in the Careers Office. break through any particular offers you similar help from any obstacles which they are meeting. other University or Polytechnic in POSTGRADUATE From October onwards phone the ..::- the UK, although please call in or Careers Service or write for ' write to us first for the proper VOCATIONAL details. These sessions can be introduction. COURSES very m L.. ch tailored to individual VACANCY BULLETINS 1eeds. Those graduates who have been IN CONCLUSION Vacancy Bulletin will continue funded through the University by to be published throughout the the SEO must be advised that the We can only be of help if you let summer and autumn, although SEO is reducing the number of us know the problem. · your interest will shift from awards for postgraduate training Do appoint a competent "post "forward vacancies" to ''current courses by about 15%. box" to open and acknowledge vacancies". You may pick up your Anyone considering such a your mail when you are away on own copies fortnightly from 33 course (with the exceptions only holiday. Buccleuch Place or ask a friend to noted below) and needing funding Don't get months out of touch do so on your behalf. If this is must, this year, secure a written with civilisation and expect the difficult, we can post copies to you offer of a place no later than 17th world of paid employment to wai t ,,_-~. at the rate of £2 for six issues. If July and then apply to the SEO on your pleasure. you are particularly interested in Awards Branch for finance - with Do make some fresh contacts on £~1 ·" ,, .!u work or training in another part of documentary evidence of the offer your own initiative. Jubilant scenes outside Teviot as the announcement is f118.de . lthe country, it is worth noting that - before the end of July. Sub­ Bon Voyage. Crossword Solution most Career's Advisory Services missions should -not be delayed NUMERACY COURSE STUD-TELE THEATRE CO publish their own vacancy bulletin because of awaited examination Require actors/actresses and containing at l east some results. Applicants will find that FOR 'ARTS'STUDENTS opportunities local to that area. the number of places on many musicians fo r fort hcoming Refresh the parts of your brain not Festival productions. Interested? such courses has been decreased normally reached! Arts students of Come along to the auditions at SUMMER in parallel. There is a very small year who have no more than 7.00 on May 25th at the Societies pool of SEO awards tenable at any RECRUITMENT FAIRS 'O' grade or ·o· level Maths, may Centre. En glish/Welsh institutions. An age limit of 40 has been fl oated but this attend a short course, mornings This year our Fair w ill beon 17th • only, 1-5 June, to strengthen their and 18th June in the Upper is being contested. confidence in handling numbers, Library, Old College, 9 am to 5 pm. The arrangements described in Roddy the above paragraph do not •~PI)· increasingly necessary in most · tn a difficult year, Edinburgh has graduate jobs. Details from the done very well to secure the to: (Constipation's a a) teacher training Careers Advisory Service: clos1ng promise of attendance by 20-25 date Wednesday 27 May. Cracker) M,cDougall graduate employers. The format Is b) Diploma in Legal Practice at 16 May 21 1981 [~Iida~] Trains,Boats and Planes

Holiday Feature Student Identity Card) which SATA (Student Air Travel costs £1.50 and entitles the holder to Association) flight to New York on on the University Ihalf-price travel on national bus offer now for the first time in five company routes In England, as years. It should be noted, however, Travel Centre well as cheap travel .abroad and that scheduled flights, such as reduced entry fees to places of Apex, can be just as cheap or Students at this University are mterest. A booklet outlining the cheaper than charters', particu­ ,,, privileged to have on their reductions is available from the larly for the USA or Canada. Also doorstep the largest student­ Centre. worth noting is the fact that Laker owned student travel office in the There has been a recent Skytrain are now offering a limited UK.The Edinburgh Travel Centre expansion in the Edinburgh­ one-way service from Prestwick to started business in December London coach service and the Los Angeles or Miami (not, unfor­ 1976 taking over the office in the Centre now offers a £7.50 single tunately, to New York) , on either a Student Centre which had fare w ith Eastern-Scottish, an standby or reserved seat basis, in belonged to NUS Travel, the £8.50 fare with Park's of Hamilton, addition to their twice-daily business which had collapsed the and a luxury service including services to all three destInat10ns previous month. It began with a video TV. snacks and steward from Gatwick. staff o f four, (who are still there), service run by Cotters and costing and for its first year dealt only with £10.50 single or £19.50 return. Package Holidays student travel. In December 1977, These service run twice-daily,. Finally, for those with more however, it expanded the business (by day or night) and compare limited funds the Centre can book dramatically by starting a business with a return fare of approximately you on special value student .ravel service for the academic The other important licence same price as the old October to £24 by rail (with Railcard) which is package holidays, either ca mping staff of the University too. The which the Centre is shortly to September one (£10). This will of a much shorter journey. or taverna-type, in France or number of staff has now increased receive is from IATA {the Inter­ perhaps be of greatest advantage Greece, which are extremely to seven and the turnover for 1981 national Air Transport Associa­ to present Ima/ year students since Abroad popular. Accommodation Is not a is expected to be £700,000. tion) which will enable the Centre it enables them to obtain the The Centre continues to offer service provided for most of the I' to stock schedL.lled airline tickets benefit of half-fare travel on British the popular and flexible other holidays on offer, although It Expansion for all kinds in the shop and to sell Rail for fifteen months after they Transalpine, Eurotrain and Inter­ can be booked ,i n special It its five years of business the them over the counter. The staff cease to be students, but it is even Rail tickets, (and can supply the circumstances and a full informa­ Centre has greatly expanded the have had to undergo special worthwhile for those who do not first and last of these more tion booklet is available for traveI·service it offers to students training and examinations with already possess a Rallcard or for conveniently and speedily for you student access at the Centre. as well as staff and is at present British Airways to qualify for this students with a present card valid than either the Transalpine Offce Two final things not to be awaiting two new licences which licence and are now able to offer until September to buy a new one on North Bridge or Waverley forgotten and which the Centre will allow it to improve this service students a highly professional before they leave to cover the Station, respectively), the latter of can provide are visa application even more. The first of these is a scheduled flights service which is return journey to Edinburgh in which although not including forms for USA and advice for other British Rail franchise for which the now an extremely complex and early October. Freshers will of Channel Ferry tickets in the price destinations where necessary, and Centre has applied previously, technical area. course have the advantage of half­ as the others do, does entitle the their own reasonable and compre- ' without success, and which it is price train travel for up to three holder to a 25% reduction on hensive travel insurance scheme. now renegotiating for more Services and a half months before their Seal ink Ferries. Remember A w ide ra nge of brochures hopefully. Should this application The Cen'tre can offer you any arrival at t he Un1veristy. though, that the Centre cannot covering all these services and be successful it will mean that form of cheap travel you could Possession of a Student Railcard issue these tickets without many others is available from the students wilt be able to purchase want, either to travel within the UK also entitles holders to a 50% evidence that the applicant Is Travel Centre along with a their rail-tickets in advance at the or to holiday abroad by rail , coach reduction on Irish Sealink Ferries. under 26 '{ears of age. friendly, experienced and helpful Centre, thus avoiding Waverley or air. A special new service which One service which should There are also a huge number of service from 9.30 am to 5 pm queues. It would also mean, in it will be able to supply from early definitely be taken advantage of, student and ordinary charter Monday to Friday and from 10-12 effect, extra money for the June this year is a Student whether students are travelling flights which the Centre can offer on Saturday mornings between Students' Association from Railcard which will be v.alid for you for Europe and world-wide May 22nd and September 5th. I ' abroad by rail. on student charter commission instead of this money fifteen and a half months, {ie June flights, or by coach in England, is (notably South East Asia, South going to British Rail. 14th 1981-Sept. 30th 1982), at the the offer of an ISIC (International America and Africa) IncludinQ a Patricia Togneri enfoBcu~_gb L1<.aoel ceoL1<.e · _,:01<. Lbe LaLesL fo sLaDeoL L1<.aoel __ I ' I TRANSALPINO AND i1*I EUROTRAIN RAIL TICKETS .,?:-~"""'';...., INTERAIL, STUDENT l. 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