INSIDE: UNION FOOD INTERVIEW but the GIRL What's on Guide to Leeds PAGE TWO
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FOR ALL YOUR HOME WINE and BEER MAKING NEEDS Leeds Student REMEMBER I NDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA IT'S AWl CHEAPER TO STUDENT NEWSPAPER BREW-IT-YOURSELF FRIDAY. 19th OCTOBER 1984 45 Queens Road, Leeds 6 NEAR 114E POYAL PARK PUP I2B24231 0 ACTIONLeeds University Union Council is to take no action on the NUS Gay Rights Campaign - but the Polytechnic Union Executive hag already voted unanimously to support it. LUU General Secretary, cause he supported gay rights Marcus Sheff was disappointed but added that he would not with Monday's decision. "Why support the campaign. are they on UC if they refuse to "Anything NUS does is support Union policy arid hu- wrong because it is an organisa- man rights?" he asked. tion to which I am forced to belong to." ON GAY NUS's campaign has been Erica believes that UC mem- organised to oppose Rugby bers who voted against action District Council's recently pas- are contravening Union consti- sed policy to discriminate tutional policy, decided at the against gay people who apply AGM last year; 'To support for jobs there. campaigns launched in defence Monday's UC meeting voted of lesbians and gay rights.' to listen to West Yorkshire (pg5.3). NUS Executive member. Jeff "They have made a mockery Evans, but by a two-thirds of gay rights and the resolution majority decided not to take passed at this week's OGM by RIGHTS action. their behaviour." she said. REPORT BY ZOE SMITH LUU External Affairs This move of non co- Secretary Erica Wellington ex- operation by Conservatives on plained how she was shocked UC towards NUS policy, brinp,s by the UC decision because she up the issue raised it last year's had believed that it was a non- AGM to withdraw nom NUS. olitical issue ant in-line with Union policy to campaign for Guy Roberts will he raising gay rights. the issue of voluntary mem- NUS Area Convenor. John bership io NUS at Monday's Erskine, told Leeds Student Conservative Association meet- that anti-gay discrimination ing. "i very much hope that affects one-in-four students and from Monday we will he at war in the past there has been dis- with NUS." crimination by the University Last year's AGM voted over- against gays. He considers it an whelmingly to stay in NUS. issue which should have been President, Marcus Kit lick dis- discussed. approves of the move and com- House Secretary, Ian Gillib- mented: "Conservatives have rand. was among the six Con- never been isolationists." He servative students who voted added that if Conservative stu- against discussing the cam- dents refuse to stand and do paign. He said: "I am fun- good work on Executive and damentally opposed to NUS Union Council then how could and therefore will not support they expect people to vote Con- an NUS campaign." He added: servative in elections! "I am on UC to promote Con- "We want to reform NUS servatism." democratically." In his manifesto. Ian Gillib- It has been argued by leading rand stated that he would vote Conservatives that the Rugby against Union policy if he Council's policy has nothing to strongly disagreed with it. do with NUS. • Why was this bus outside the University last week? Conservatives Guy Roberts A special Executive meeting and Mark Lindsey abstained on has been called for Thursday to See inside.... the vote. Guy Roberts com- discuss the issue, mented that he abstained be- Zoe Smith Misconduct and profes- shows, and that most students approach." Tillotson, a lecturer in Social sional incompetence receive very little tutorial The statement declines to Studies, who will act as an im- partial arbiter. allegations have led to an teaching. Also, for the educa- offer any details concerning the tional year 1982/83, second- allegations of social misconduct It is expected that they will inquiry being held at year theory seminars came to between students and tutors be- begin their investigations in a Leeds Polytechnic. an abrupt and unexplained end. cause of the sensitive nature of couple of weeks. and their find- A number of Fine Art stu- It is claimed that from last the issue, but there has been at ings will be presented to the dents have expressed dissatis- year's degree results it can he least one accuasion of 'sexual Academic Board who will con- faction with several aspects of deduced that "certain areas of favours' being used to influence sider their recommendations their degree course, and indeed study have been marked degree results. before deciding what action with the final results. down," which is in direct con- The inquiry will take the should he taken. In a statement issued by the travention of the outline course form of a three-person 'working The Union President refused Students' Union, they claim guide. This states that students party' consisting of Dr. P. Nutt- to comment yesterday. because that few students have been in- are not 'marked up' (or gens, the Director of the he felt it might in some way terviewed with regard to the 'marked down') for committing Polytechnic. Bill Cooke, the prejudice the pending inquiry. presentation of their degree themselves to any particular Union President. and Aileen Simon Potter P.8 - P.9 - TATCHELL P.10 - EVERYTHING Plus The complete INSIDE: UNION FOOD INTERVIEW BUT THE GIRL What's on Guide to Leeds PAGE TWO Tories argue over heroin legalisation President of the Federa- Mr. Glendenning's views fore be no place for them in drug-trafficking. Anyone who tion of Conservative Stu- were publicly attacked by Mr. Conservative policies. advocates the legalisation of he- Jeff Green, Chairman of a Con- Chairman of the Leeds Uni- roin urgently requires a sanity dents, Mr. Marc-Henri servative working group on versity Conservative Students, test." Glendenning, has aroused drug abuse, during last week's Marcus Killick, this week ac- "Although I voted for Mr. the opposition of Leeds Tory Conference at Brighton. cused Mr. Glendenning of Glendenning in the Presidential Conservative Students Nir. Green stated that the bringing the FCS into disrepute elections, I find his stand on the by QUORUM over his support for the research group had decided adding: decriminalisation of heroin decriminalisation of he- that views such as Mr. Glen- "I totally refute Mr. Glen- totally absurd - he should keep denning's were outside political denning's ridiculous notions. such views private." . The miners will be glad to know roin. consensus. There should there- Such views are a clear example The only support for Mr. that this week they have added of ideology coming before basic Glendenning came from Uni- to their supporters the one and common sense." versity Conservative Students only Marcus Killick Chairperson . : . • Steve Avis, Chairman of the Vice-Chairman, Ian Gillibrand, of LUU Tories. Following Mar- Leeds Polytechnic Conserva- who argued, "There are certain cus's illuminating speech on the tive Students, whilst defending' 'crimes which should not be miners at the OGM, the oh so Mr. Glendenning's right to his classified as such on the basis faithless members of his asso- own opinion, emphasised his that if there is no victim, then ciation are howling for his res- 'total opposition to the legalisa- there is no crime. The use of ignation, because he allegedly is tion of heroin." heroin is one example." becoming a little soft on the The Yorkshire Regional Mr. Gillibrand, however, striking masses in his old age. Representative of the FCS and stressed, -this is merely a per- All us old hacks were Young Conservative Advisory sonal opinion, not the FCS poli- astounded by the crowds milling Committee, Mr. Robin Wil- cy. The movement as a whole around the back of the Riley Fund raising has been agreed to It is hoped that the evils of liams, told 'Leeds Student': does not support the legalisa- Smith Hall on Tuesday. Luckily finance a scholarship award for this system will be enough to "I firmly support both Jeff tion of heroin." they didn't all want to speak - we South African refugees by the convince people to get in- Green and Leon Britten in their might have been deprived of the Poly Union. The scholarship volved: three or four black chil- stand for stronger controls on Dougie Thomson greater joys of all the oldies giv- would enable refugees to study dren die every hour in South ing their best performances for a in this country as they are often Africa from malnutrition and long while. Guy Roberts, Marcus denied this right through Apar- preventable diseases, the health theid. service provides only one doc- KERSHAW JOINS tor for every 40,000 black as Bill Cooke, President of opposed to one for every 400 LPU, will he undertaking a whites, and the government sponsored swim and Kieran spends one tenth of the money WHISTLE TEST Stevens the treasurer has volun- educating black children than it The University Union Treasurer and Ents Sec of 1981, Andy teered to run in the Leeds does educating white children. Kershaw, has been appointed an 'on location' features reporter Marathon on October 28th, The Anti-Apartheid Society for the Old Grey Whistle Test. The Union proposes to keep urges that British people do not Last years Cultural and Ents Sec, Stuart Galbraith said that in touch with the Leeds City buy products from South Africa one of Andy's first appearances on the Whistle Test will he Council Anti-Apartheid week as part of the campaign to deny some interviews from this year Donnington music festival. October 1 5th-21st. Also vital economic support which Andy Kershaw is also manager of Billy Bragg who is touring amongst other fund raising they hope will lead to the isola- the UK now and appeared at Leeds Poly on Thursday, events the Union has already tion and breakdown of what The Old Grey Whistle Test returns later this month on BBC held a benefit concert with Billy they see as an injust system.