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Old College Crimes
By Kay Goodall
for any other LSC members. having asked for full details of After allegations had However, (and this was never previous management when he been made that certain mentioned by .Di Rollo, who had took over the Old College Times; members' of the Law the fi les in his possession for four and MacKinnon and McKenzie for weeks) he dtd enter on the 29th of not having informed him of the Faculty had absconded June, after the cheques had been existence of the account on his with £158 worth of the received, an acknowledgement of return from Italy. Law Students' Council's tne,r receipt in the LSC flies. which There seems to be some animosity between the two parties, money secretly, over the must surely question any allegation of deliberate secrecy Di which no doubt accounts for the summer vacation, we Rollo also al leged that £115 had lack of communication, but this decided to investigate. been removed from the account does not j ustify the allegations of malpractice made against The original story, according to during the summer vacation, for Mac Kinnon and McKenzie, who as Simon DI Rollo, President of the unspecified purposes. This 1s potential lawyers, have their LSC, and recorded in the Council completely untrue. MacKinnon reputations at stake over this. Di Minutes was that Colin withdrew £42.92 to pay bills, and Rollo blamed the incident on the MacKinnon (who stood for Hon. the balance was left untouched Secretary last year) and Allan until the inquiry 1n October. fact that "the Students' Association Offices are open over McKenzie (who stood fur Seninr In october, Di Rollo took over the summer" and threatened President, both as SOP the Old College Times and asked action i f the r e was any candidates) had taken two , MacK,nnon and McKenzie if the cheques totalling £ 158 payable to cheques had been received. They "irresponsible reporting of the matter by Student" (although his the Old College Times (which is replied " I think so". and Di Rollo, own reporting seems to have been the Law Faculty newspaper), from costing £363. Colin MacKinnon authority to do this", a remark that instead of pursuing it further, less than accurately resea rched) th<1 LSC pigeonhole, opened a was then brought in as sub-editor seems dubious in the extreme, wrote to the firms demanding "secret" bank account with the for the second edition; and partly since as Rory McDonald was in payment. The firms sent curt The final word lies with a prominent member of the SRC Clydesdale Bank and then through his efforts to attra ct Canada at the time it appears fairly replies to the effect the accounts withdrew £115 "without taking any advertisers it made a profit of £100. logical that MacKinnon, as sub had been settled in June, and who said that "all three are really steps to inform anyone" Simon Di Then the LSC, having previously editor should be in charge of ~ further investigation revealed the just a bunch of clowns." Rollo sent letters to Charles declared its responsibility for the accounts during t,is absence. At existence of the bank account. Fishburne, Mark Kennedy, Old College Times debt "ultra no point had an account been McKenzie then withdrew the Next week: how to get Andrew Horberry and Mark vires", decided to take it over. They opened for the Old College remaining £116.08 and placed ,tin free lunches and five Reeves (ie the "relevant" decided unanimously "that the Times and If MacKinnon had paid the hands of the Treasurer of the cases of wine paid for by authorities) laying out these editorial staff was to consist of the cheques received from the Students' Association. Di Rollo accusations. Interviews with the LSC members" (of which Colin Halifax Building Society and the then demanded an explanation the Students' Association two defendants & Simon Di Rollo, McKinnon was not one). Scottish Life for advertising into which for various reasons, has not (but not if Finance and examination of the LSC files Nothing was done over the the LSC account he would have yet been forthcoming. Committee gets to hear revealed a very different tale. summer vacation and Colin been unable to authorise the Both parties can be accused of The history of Old College MacKinnon and Allan McKenzie payment of the bills. So he opened incompetence: Di Rollo for not about it.) TimB.S i.s basically one of _gross went into the Students ' an account in the name of Old mismanagement. The first copy, Association offices to clear up College r,mes w,tr. Alfan last autumn term, had a budget of urgent unpaid bills. Di Rollo MacKenzie, but was unable to £40 for the first three issues, under asserted during a phone call from inform 01 Rollo since he was in Rory McDonald, and ended up us "that he (MacKinnon) had no Italy, nor could he find contacts Auld Reekie News You Have Been Warned
Ton~ht at 7 p.m. m the McEwan Full detai l s appear in the. Hall will be held the Annual Perspective pages. General Meeting of the Students' Decisions [llade by quorate Association. All matriculated General Meetings. are binding on students are entitled to attend. the. Students' Association, Which . Apart from the Annual Report · means that your attendance at the a~d Off_i_ce-bea.rers' Question meeting could make a sig'nificani Compiled by David Harvey Time , six motions will be difference to life at the Univers.ity disc.u.ssed. The subject of these an_d beyond . .Q.u ite apart from this, matrons are: education. cuts: these gatherings are usually quite nuclear disarmament; the Film entertaining. A full repoit will An Edinbur:gh District Council A man escaped with £3,500 from Society; Gay Soc; St~dent appear in next week's Student. lor has called the city's community the Bank of Scotland at 69 George newspaper; the Presrdents· Ball. councils a waste of money. At British Leyland's Bathgate Street after passing a note to a Councillor Elizabeth Robertson factory, 1,365 jobs are to be lost teller claiming that he had a gun said that no further community Production of tractors at Bathgate the raid was over so quickly that council elections were planned in will end early next year. the customers and other staff did the near future. She cited the not realise what was happening. example of recent elections in the After taking the money, the New Town which cost £1 ,300 robber, who made no attempt to although only 347 people voted disguise himself, calmly strolled "That works out at something like out and walked away. He was £4 a vote. " said Councillor Employees at• burton 's biscuit followed by a member of staff who factory, Sighthill, Edinburgh, have Grindlay Street Robertson. eventually lost him in the crowds donated £1,000 to a fund to provide a swimming pool for Edinburgh University's annual handicapped children at Sackings Mountbatten Public• Lecture will Pinewood School. Blackburn. be delivered on Tuesday by Sir Cheap cosmetics containing Hugh Beach, the army's recently dangerously high• levels of lead are Well. it ain't no sinecure holding retired Master General of the ballot papers for the Executive Edinburgh Samaritans are being sold in the Lothians, the a sabbatical post at Heriot-Watt Ordinance. elections after the count had taken taking the unprecedented• step of public were warned on Saturday. SA as the events of this past week place. Mr Puddy has not denied running a stand in a city shopping The alert came from the Region's show. this. Mr Puddy was also alleged to centre m a bid to reduce the Department or Consumer Sabbaticals Bob Puddy and Ian have made severa l l1belous EU Musical Society are looking soaring numbers of attempted Protection who appealed for help Matchett have both tendered their statements concerning other for about 1,300 singers to take part suicides in the city In the first six • in tracing the make-up imported resignations. Mr Puddy did not office-bearers and students. in their annua l " scratch" months of this year Ed inburgh from Taiwan. resign voluntarily, but did so after performance of Handel ' s Ian Matchett was said to be Royal Infirmary admitted more Councll overwhelmingly passed a "overworked .. after being absent Messiah. The performance takes than 1.200 cases of attempted motion calling on him to resign. lt from work for three weeks before place at the McEwan Hall on suicide - more than the total for seems that he and Ian Matchett Friday. 4th December at 7.30 pm. he handed in his resignation. 1980. • were found tampering with the The Student 26 November 1981 3
.. The cnt,cs say they_ taught us nothing at Eton - but I always tll/nk t hey taught It rather well." A Ra.
All I am asking is that she and the thousands like her spare a thought for the very many more on their ontents ... way up who are going to be deprived o f the opportunity of 5 Newsends- On the Jobs We say... doing what she evidently takes for Express. Big z ·s Day in granted. London and Lust of the Naked Virgin's Love-Child plus more bores prepared to deride the activities They are the people that I am Be There or Be Square most concerned with and if. in in the Fifth Column! of those capable of seeing beyond drawing attention to my concerns. 6 Perspective - Reagan on Disarmament -- sceptical? (Groan ...) their next prescribed textbook. I have to offend a few people like and Blacks in Britain some Tonight, the AGM of the Students Sharon in the process, then so be it. facts about immigration .:i nd You might have noticed a couple of Association will be held. Those same Allan Little racism. letters in last week's casting unimaginative bores will no doubt 7 Pe rspective Plus -- Going Student Potterrow "Predictable" Through the AGM Motions· doubt on the· value of student politics. proudly proclaim thei r intention not to - Shock Claim CND. Filmsoc and the Gay Despite what their authors might attend. What they do not recognise is Liberation Movement fill you that, as far as the wider community is Dear Sir, in to give you a taste for imagine, there is not even a crumb of tonight's action. "There's a time and a place for originality in the sentiments expressed concerned, decisions taken at General 8 What's On - Something lor everything" was one of the angry Meetings simply are the views of everyone: from Football and in these letters. Since the University's statements I heard uttered when a Happy Hours to Mime and foundation, there have always been a Edinburgh students. Those who do not worker from the Laurence Scott Music. Plus more adventures factory tried to put his case before substantial number of uninmaginative attend might as well not exist. on Stone Fox Chase Edinburgh University students last 10 As You See It - For those of week. It would appear that Friday you lucky enough to have lunchtime was not the time and taken part In last week's neither was Potterrow the place in Student questionnaire. the the opinion of some. startling results are revealed The occasion was indeed a little and reviewed. impromptu - ask Mike Mc Broom 12 Arts -- Theatre, Cinema, Book - and It did indeed detract from You say... and Classical Music reviews, longer exists. the cosy predictability of Friday as well as Artyfacts and Glasgow Gimps Apathy Outrage Being students does not mean lunchtimes in Potterrow but surely Exhibitions Currently Around Dear Editor, that we are entitled to a three- or this sort of eve nt Is characterised Dear Sir. Town. I read with interest an article in four-year holiday from the Having read the two letters in and made viable by these very 14 The Biz -- Phew! Boogie wtth responsib11it 1es of our society. 5th Column on the 12th November support of apathy in last week's factors. Sometimes the usual Boots For Dancing, Black-out Nearly all of us are over 18 and as entitled 'Nyaff McBroom', about a Student. I fe el obliged to put pen to channels for drawing attention to with The Stranglers, be such are entitled to vote It seems letter received from Vincent paper i.n an attempt to illuminate an important matter are not tempted by TV21 and gasp at to me that in these times of social Gallagher, President of Glasgow the minds of those students who enough and some unconventional Reality Asylum! And Orange and economic crisis we should not University Union. feel they have no part lo play in means must be employed to bring Juice: the last word. be so complacent as to imagine Whilst I feel "louts" is an unkind p oli ti cs, s tudent related o r an issue forward to the public 15 Sport - Swimming triumphs that we can t ake these description of the inhabitants of otherwise. Last week, both writers notice. for Edinburgh girls, Oefeal and responsibilities lightly. There are the Gorbals, I feel it is perhaps too expressed a distaste for General There can be little doubt that the Victory for the Volleyball team over a million students In this kind a descrption of the people Meetings, describing them as activities which have been taking plus lots. lots more. who run Glasgow University 'laughable' etc., etc. Without country, and together with their place in the Laurence Scott 94 Drugs Column: Mushrooms, Union and a small section of their wishing to browbeat. I must admit parents they could constitute a factory have been somewhat Top Seven Sabbaticals and membership. that I fmd It difficult to see the pressure group which any irregular and deserve some Wee Frees. Personally, I quite enjoyed your present situation In El Salvador, government would Imo it difficult attention from the general public Presidents' Ball and would like to with its daily murders and torture. to ignore. I say 'could' because as Then again perhaps we don't congratulate your Executive on ------rreally consider ourselves part of making 'Delegates· pay £25 for the general public, perhaps we their tickets as I would not have shouldn't concern ourselves with attended if the students at what happens out there in the big, Staff... Edinburgh had been paying for me wide world and perhaps the EDITOR to enjoy myself. I would also like to representative from Laurence Colin Macilwain criticise th ose ' delegates ' Scott's was asking too much if he overheard c laiming they charged expected some positive student Assistant Editors it to 'expenses' - presumably on re sponse - especially in our Chris Kershaw the grounds that they were repre lunch hour. Patricia Togneri senting their members as they got Yours sinccrc!y, pissed and stuffed their faces. Mary Braid. News Editor I hope Mr McBroom is not Sandy Murray bothered what GUU think o f him. Space Filler Personally, I received so much Dear Si r, Features Editor abuse when trying to use their May I express my surprise at the Roddy McDougall premises before I became contents of last week's sports President (due to the way I page. Upon realising that half the Arts David Stead dressed) that I would not give a page was devoted to ,lohn Popi Jim Levi damn what they think of me now. McEnroe. my initial reaction was What's On Jenny Turner At the recent demonstration that I had inadvertently opened my Vicky Taylor against cuts in University Grants. Guardian instead of the Student. I Sport Keith Nunn the 4,tJOO demonstrators were must confess that I was totally Page 94 El speth Macgregor subjected to a hail of verbal abuse unaware that ,lohn Mc Enroe Contributors Graeme Wilson from a small group outside GUU played for the University Tennis Peter Lyall on the grounds that it was patently Club, nor can I re cal l seeing him Zerina Haniff obvious all 4,000 o f us were propping up the bar in the Teviot "Tu~ .. , .. o. .,,., µafl.'I fly INTO A C-M i:)P,-llw:, A'l~f°"!> Kay Goodall ·commies'. Room, or browsing through the Ni ck Craven GUU did not even bother to T'<> ,-1\f, 'i,/ftv\,,,C:.'!> OOI aoo\CS, !;!~u._, S°I.A.~T open stacks of the 5th fl oor. Patrick Cunninghame mobilise for last year's student A«oa't' ~_,..._ u.S 't\t-lloo<.1< ,-..E c:.....,-'!,_ - Presumably the University has Wendy Barratt union fi nance demo in Glasgow - also some interest in the Englisfi Mary Braid leaving it up to the re st of us to as 'laughable . yet most of these people have not tour of India to justify its inclusion Steve Ru ssell save their necks for them. However, it see ms that the main made the slightes t effort to protect in 'Edline' or perhaps Frank David Harvey The people who run GUU have criticism o f General Meetings is our educational system. Keating is fail ing to provide Lindsay Macdonald over the years consistently live in a that they are irrelevant to students. In conclusion, I would like to say su fficiently comprehensive Mandy Cole small, clique ridden moronic world 1( Miss Williams has bothered to that if you really value your coverage of events in Nagpur. Graphics Toby Porter of their own where anybody who acquaint herself with the motions education, you will not only attend Obviously it Is too bold an Kay does not agree with them must of going to this evening's General your seminars, but you will also assumption to expect a student Photos Gavin Fulton come to tonight's General Meeting newspaper to devote its sports necessity be sc um and beneath Meeting, she will notice that there Rod Taylor and help the 'glory hunters· who page to student sport, or perhaps contempt. Incidentally, they is one about the current cuts in Gordon Boyd represent you to do something this is already covered extensively showed the same attitude to their education, hardly a subject which John Foldes staff last year when they had to about the cuts in education. And if in Fleet Street. hence the need to has nothing to do with students. At Design Colin and Chris strike for a decent wage. you find the General Meeting more fill up space with the McEnroe present, Ed inburgh University Advertising Neville Moir If we are even deemed worthy of finds itself in the position of having stimulating than the other one you article. 1'm afraid the relevance o f an invite to Daft Friday (GUU's to ·save· £2.6 million by 1983 at th e attended, you might take a second such articles to student sport Ball), I suggest Messrs McBroom latest. Last week the projected positive step by, for example, escapes me, particularly when the and Kennedy do as I will be by savings targets for each faculty writing to your MP to get his or her editor in true Beeching style, politely refusing. To those o f your were announced; to quote a few stand on the matter. If you dont, indiscriminately cut contributions STUDENT reader ship who are not examples, the Arts Fa culty is you will only have yourselves to pertaining to University clubs. Presidents, may I suggest that expected to save just under blame when you are faced with Surely the esse nce of a student when next in Glasgow, they spend £300,000, and the Science Faculty such 'irreleva ncies' as lack of paper ls that It devotes coverage to The Basement! their spare time in Strathclyde about £500,000. These figures are university places f o r your precisely the topics which are not Students Union just off George hardly negligible, and I would brothers, sisters or children. in the national press. Might I 1 Buccleuch Place. Square, Glasgow College of suggest to Miss Williams that if she lmogen Foulkes suggest that 1f Keith Nunn wishes Technology Students Union in stays in her 'ivory tower' much Vice-President {Senate) to indulge in some ego-trip by 031-667 5718 Cowcadde-ns, or the Queen longe.r she may well find 1t interviewing or discussing Margaret Union at Glasgow crumbling beneath her. I agree Heartfelt Concern sporting personalities, then the Founded 1889 University. that we are all at unIversIty to get a Dea r Sir, features page seems a more Tam McTurk degree, but that could be a dIff1cutt So Sharon Williams wants to appropriate sectwn. President course of action when a degree in give her studies "one hundred per Yours faithfully, We're the best-sod the rest Strathclyde University SA the sub1ect we are interested m no cent attention". I appreciate that Michael Carney. 4 The Student 26 November 1981
Chess THE SKI CLUB still has plenty of places on With Victor Korchoi's resigna tion of the 18th game last Friday, the 1981 World Championship Scottish Trips: match was concluded with Anakoly Karpov the victor by six £11.00 wins to two. Almost certainly this January 15th-17th Aviemore Youth Hostel* is the last time that Korchnoi will 22nd-24th Club Weekend challenge for the title. At the relatively advanced age of 50, and Aviemore Chalet Hotel £25.00 with his reknowned fighting spirit sapped by three consecutive 29th-31st Firbush, Glencoe £20.00 defeats by Karpov, it is unlikely Speyside Caravans, Aviemore* £11.50 that he will have the competitive stamina and willpower required to fight through the long series of matches which stand between him £16.50 I and another crack at the This weeks problem (rather February 5th-7th Dalfaber Chalets, Aviemore* champion. easier than last week's) . 13th Day trip, Glenshee £3.00 Who then will be the next White to play and win. challenger? Britain's only Tony 19th-21st Boat of Garten Caravans Miles is a good outside bet, but his erratic form at the highest level will Aviemore £11.50 count against him. Our grea t hope 28th Day trip, Glenshee £3.00 for the future, Nigel Stua rt, has a good few years of experience to gain before he can aspire to such lofty ambitions, but perh aps the March 6th Day trip, Glenshee £3.00 writer of this column in 1990will be enthusing about the first British *Self-catering prices do not include lilt passes world champion. Looking towards 1984, it looks very likely that Karpov will be facing another BOOKING FORMS AT CLUB LUNCH, WEDS. 12.30-1.30 Russian. In the last few years, the Soviet chess machine has churned NEW SOCIETIES CENTRE, PLEASANCE out a number of hungry young Solutions to last week's problem players to repleace the slowly - congratulations to anyone who and from Teresa Bray 667 4564 fading talents of Spassky, even got close! Petrosian · and Polugaevsky. the 1. RIG!! Oe5 (1 .. . Nf6 2. g16 016 3. (NON-MEMBERS may jQin when booking). b rightest star in the new BLG 013 4 . 013 e13 5. Rg 7 KL8 33. constellation is, of course, the Kg1 !; 1 ... BIG 2. gfG Kl8 3. Rg7! N16 Prodigy ·Kasparov, but Balashov 4. OLG! Oe5 5. Bg5 015 6. BIG! ) 2. and Belyarsky are scarcely less OL3! Oc7 3. R14 Ne5 4. Ne4 NgG 5. OTHER FORTHCOMING EVENTS: talented. Although there are N16 BIG 6. gfG KL8 7. OLG Rg8 8. another half dozen possible RLl! 1-0 "Sportina" roadshow, Club Lunch, Weds. 9th December names, I predict that Karpov will (Bukic-Cebalo), Yugoslavian Ch. face one of these three young 1980. * CHRISTMAS PARTY * Friday December 11th hopefuls next time round. Neil Robertson CATERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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Mon. 30th Tues. 1st Wed. 2nd Thurs. 3rd Fri. 4th Free Soup Free Soup Free Soup Free Soup Free Soup or or or or h or f Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet fi if you spend if you spend if you spend if you spend I you spend 80p or more 80p or more 80p or more 80p or more sop or more before 12.45 p.m. before 12.45 p.m. before 12.45 p.rn. before 12.45 p.m. before -1.2.45 p.m. I1 The Student 26 November 1981 5 '-." NEWSENDS -'L: On The Jobs Express
Some 600 people tality by hiring the Caley for the marched along Princes young people and for the demonstrators who met them from Street on Monday on the the train . The gathering in the first day of Jobs Express Caley was serious but coloured project; part of the ,Jobs with good humour and even optimism as short. concise for Youth Campaign. It speeches were made and musical may not have been the entertainment provided. biggest demonstration Mike Carr, representing the ever to take place in people who travelled up from Newcastle, was frank and direct in Edinburgh but it was his message to Mrs Thatcher. "Get definitely one of the most on your bike:· he declared, vibrant , Mary Braid adopting Mr Norman Tebbet"s somewhat infamous recent advice Lust of the Naked reports. involving the methods his Virgin's Love This week-long venture aims to grandfather found useful when draw the Tory Government's seeking a job. The frustration and Child (X) attention to the ever-worsening anger of the young unemployed youth unemployment problem. was beautifully transmitted by this Thought that heading would About 150 unemployed young speaker. make you read on. At least enough sters arrived in Edinburgh from All six speakers at the meeting. to get interested in the excellent Newcastle on the first leg of a train not surprisingly, condemned the motion at tonight's General journey which will also take in Meeting concerning the Film Tory Government but no one government and a relurn to Stewart McIntosh of GMWO. Glasgow, Manchester, Birming Society's disgraceful inclusion ol exactly portrayed the present Labour. In what can only be whose union sponsored the first ham, Cardiff and Swansea. After the films Dressed To Kil/and When Labour Party as knights in shining termed a revolutionary speech he leg of the train Journey. spoke of a stopping at these, some of a Stranger Calls in this year's armour waiting to save the day. the called for a challenge of the whole discouraged work force too · Britain"s bleakest unemployment programme. We would be Rev. Dr Andrew Ross. Dean of the of British society and a frightened to aid those on the dole areas, the journey w ill eventually delighted to see such sexist filth Faculty of Divinity at Edinburgh fundamental rethink of society's queue lest they end up in similar end in L o n don where Mrs University and representative for replaced by good old-fashioned aims. The standing ovation he circumstances. This, it was family entertainment, and in this Thatcher has agreed to meet a the Youth Committee of the received must be some reflection suggested, Is the Tory ace card. delegation. On the stops along the regard we are pleased to Church of Scotland. by far the of how close Or Ross comes to It is hoped that this campaign way the numbers involved will announce the latest wholesome most dynamic and exciting hitting at the heart of the matter. will stimulate Mrs Thatcher's increase and each city will have its speaker, condemned "sweetie release from Hack Film Enter A speech followed by Maureen sympathy for the plight of the prises Ltd., entitled Lust of the own demonstration and enter shop economics" but did not see McGlevigham. a YOP worker. and_ young unemployed in Britain but Naked Virgin 's Love-Child This tainment. society"s problems being solved brought out the many de/1c1enc1es as the campaign left Edinburgh on Edinburgh showed its hospi- with the departure of the present tastefully directed epic. filmed in in the present YOP's schem~s. its way to Glasgow one felt the private studios of Miss Miss McGlaughan termed £23.50 sceptical concerning this Annabelle (Duke Street, Leith: £20 for a 40-hour week "slave labour" possibility. However, this project a trick, no credit) is sure to appeal and called for TU rights tor YOP should make youth unemploy to the legendary good taste of the workers. ment more prominent in the public Film Society Committee. The general feeling at the consciousness, especially with the Two's Company: conference seemed to be one of media coverage it is receiving. frustration at the lack of unity This in itself is perhaps a far more Board to Death between the employed. the valuable and rewarding end. YOPers and the unemployed. Jamie Donald, mild-mannered Chairman of Publications Board, Three's a Lobby is a passionate believer i n speaking the truth. Last week he courageously drew attention to the current sorry state of Pubs Last week , Andrew Andrew, lmogen and I went to Board. "There are 24 of us on the Parliamentary see Robin Cook. Labour MP for Pollock Rents Board:' he declared, "and none of Horberry, Imagen Ed inburgh Central. who though Reprieve us know fuck-all about publish Foulkes and Zerina Haniff Rally and Lobby already sympathetic. gave us ing." represented Edinburgh Labour's views on the cuts. The Following representations by Front Bench education team of the Students' Association at a 18 November the Students' Association. the Parliamentary Labour Party had proposed rent increase at Pollock Nyaff McBroom lobby against the Govern 1981 prepared a statement ready for the Halls will not now go ahead. The (94) ment's education poli lobbyists. saying that they are Senior President, Vice-President '"wholly opposed to the savage (Court and Accommodation Con In this time of crisis, it is good to cies. Ms Haniff explains cuts" and that their policies are vener met with Senior Wardens know that t h e Student s' dedicated to "securing expansion how and why they spent and the Student Accommodation Association are concentrating and change". However, Robin their day in London. Service, and this consultation led their efforts on areas which w il l be Cook said that th is did not mean At a time when the demand for to an agreement that Pollock's of direct benefit to students. Last "necessarily reversing the revenue would be ensured in other week, for example, Executive university places will reach its retraction". ways. The m.ost significant decided to help with costs of peak, not only because of an Lobbying the actual House of against everything positive. When proposal was that students funding a sponsor for something increase in the number of 18-year Commons was virtually im asked why a third non-SAC rep moving into Pollock would be cal l ed " T he University of olds but also because of an possible. The sheer numbers and resentative was being sent, committed to staying for a full Edinburgh Expedition to Green increase in applications from strength of the demonstration had lmogen pointed out that it year. The Students· Association's land". It can now be revealed, women and mature students, the been underestimated and the fact represented a "detached"" view of pressure had also ensured that the however, that an even more Government plans to make the that the students of Edinburgh student life, not biased by student proposal to guarantee a third year imaginative plan has been worked biggest cuts in university grants University were represented politics. in Halls would be reconsidered, in out which will involve the since the war. showed that they were not order to improve the chances of launching of a Students' Associa Last Wednesday, 18th Novem- The lobby in London was no apathetic towards the cuts. first year students who apply for a tion spokesman into outer space, ber, there was a huge Parlia- "junket". The train chartered b~ Rallies were held at different mentary Lobby and Rally in -?the AUT left Waverley Station_a place. in order to draw attention to the halls around the area w ith London in demonstration against seven in t~e morning, not arriving problems caused by government speakers such as Michael Foot cuts. Informed sources are of the the cuts. It consisted of thousands back until about 2.30 the next and David Steel. of students teaching and non- morning. It was a lo ng , . cold opinion that the Senior President's Meanwhile in parliament, a New Science personal choice for this glorious teaching un,iversity staff from all journey in unheated railway debate on Higher Education was over Britain. carriages and on the way back the mission is his close colleague and held. A motion condemning the Spokesperson personal friend , Mike McBroom. Edinburgh University Students' train broke down .. cuts in Higher Education was Association sent three repre- In London, the city was pa~ked As soon as approval has been proposed by Nei l Kinnock and obtained at a General Meeting, sentatives: Andrew Horberry, with demonstrators of all kind:. amended by Sir Keith ,loseph. Following the resignation of Cosmonaut McBroom will be Honoroary secretary; Imagen noticeable in the . crowds by t~e1r After lengthy debate. the motion Diane Adams, Teresa Bray has launched in a self. financing space Foulkes, Vice-President (Senate): badges and . st'.~kers showin~ was deleated 284-240. and myself. Zerina Hanifl. The slogan_s l1 _ke . If you thin been appointed as Acting shultle. equipped with a signal delegation was not without ~ducat1on .. Is expensive - try Convener of the SAC Science lamp and teach-yourself Morse opposition. At the SAC meeting ig no rance Faculty Committee. code booklet. by means of which he Is to negotiate with the held on the previous night, Robert government. McBroom has been Jenkins had opposed the motion • Sports Ball promised that he will be returned of sending_ the three representa to earth as soon as he has secured tives. He felt that lo bbying MPs Anyone w1s h1ng to prevent the a 200 per cent increase In the was a waste of time and money GRADUATIObl PORTRAITS Sports Union Ball being as much studert grant and d ttnfold lmogen, defending the motion. by A losdoir Fosl er PHOTOGRAPHY of a flop as the Presidents· Ball Is ncrease 1n the U'"' ver ty budgl.'t asked Mr Jen kins what he 1nvIted to buy their £19 ticket from fha H,1ck proposed they should do about •• 0 lilfle mare class for a litlle less ,;a sh" 332-2101 Union Shops now The Ball is to be the cuts. He and his right-wiog held at the Hotel Oratava next olleagues. she said, seemed to be Thursday 6 The Student 26 November 1981 PERSPECTIVE The Zero Dread lnna lnglan Second World Wars - Britain (5) The Nationality Bill. Despite " Blacks in Britain actively recruited their services. the fact that " non-white" immigra - a contemporary (3) Demobbed soldiers often tion has dropped to a trickle. made their "'home" in Britain. people still rally behind the call Option? matter?" (4) That London Transport were " No more blacks". This Bill simply recruiting bus drivers in the West legalises xenophobia if not racism. By Joan Grant Indies after the Second World War. (6) Discrimination in schools. negotiations - to be called (5) Textile companies sought They are still trying (aided and Ronald Reagan START - which Reagan proposes Pakistanis to work nights in their abetted by cranky psychologists proposes disarma to follow. This is why, amid the This is the tit le of a lunchtime factories. like Eysenck) to tell us that we are fanfare and the front-page talk to be given by Dr Ian Duffield (6) That since the 1970s most stupid: inherently inferior to ment. ,Julian Good headlines, NATO officials have from the Department of History, "immigrants" have been whites. whites. We aren't. been admitting that the 'zero on Thursday, 3rd December - all e.g. Rhodesians fl eeing the civil (7) Discrimination in housing: are is sceptical. option' is ·tairly unrealistic' The students are cordially invited. war there- at the height of the war which leads to rundown ghettoes. Russians have been more Dr Duffield is a lively and 30,000 a month were coming in. The blacks" response to 300 forthright in cal li ng it a articulate speaker - and an expert (7) 40 per cent "immigrants" years of mistreatment was to riot. in this field . were in fact born in Britain. The riots were not "proof" that He tea ches the honours course It is hoped that if people were blacks are silly . Rather a I " Blacks in Britain in the Era of the more aware of the real facts about somewhat misguided attempt to First World War" and he was joint immigration it would undermine affirm our place in British society organiser of a major conference in the endemic racism in British by saying "We will not stand for London on the subject of Black society which leads to: . abuse and deprivation any History. (1) Blaming unemployment on longer". The conference has to be seen " immigrants··. Far from stealing The answer to the problem 1s not in the context of a growjng desire Iobs. most ethnic communities as Mr Powell. the Monday Club. felt by blacks as well as academics ;uffer high unemployment rates. the NF/ BM (racists all) would have for the true fa cts about' blacks in In Brixton, 40 per cent of youths us believe, " Humane Repatria Britain to be more widely aged 16-24 are unemployed. tion". Forcing people to leave their presented to the public (2) Racially motivated crimes " ho·mes" would never be humane. ln the debate about immigra by the NF/ BM and others. The answer lies in accepting tion a number of important facts There have been 2,500 so far this that Britain is and will remain a are consistently left out of the year - they include looting, multiracial society and to go argument: burning Asian shops, fights. forward from there to a situation ( 1) There have been blacks in (3) The SUS laws used differ wherein - to use a much overused Britain since the 16th ce ntury. entially against blacks. but nonPtheless valid cliche - (2) That blacks fought for (4) Police raids - supposedly people are treated as equals Britain in the American War of for drugs or "illegal'' ImmIgrants regardless of race. creed or Independence, and the First and at all hours of the day and night. colour.
America ' s missile-toting President seems to be finding a new role as a champion of dis 'propaganda ploy'. LetOur armament. Last week he took what There are no specific proposals he referred to as a 'historic step' in on strategic weapons, and Reagan proposing 'mutual reduction' with only refers to conventional arms to the Soviet Union of 'conventional, claim that Russian forces are too intermediate-range nuclear and large. The statistics he selects to CaP-ctbility Stretch strategic forces'. His speech was illustrate the 'relentless build-up of welcomed in NATO; Mrs T~atcher Soviet military power' are even praised it, as did West German and more carefully doctored than Italian leaders. usual. For instance, he points to Yours President Reagan ha$ been ris ing Russian and falling Total product capab1h 1y could be described as Burroughs· continuing objective - repeatedly achieved badly needing some credibility in American arms expenditure through the ongoing recruitment of ta lented Graduates. We have nationwide opportunities for Graduates in· Europe lately. His top military without mentioning that America bosses have been publicly con has always spent more on tradicting each other over NATO's armaments than Russia, that Electronic Engineering-Computer Science nuclear strategy, and he's been America has high-spending NATO unable to say which one was right. allies, or that he has himself Mathematics-Science-Mechanical Engineering His Budget Director has revealed initiated massive increases in the mess his economic policy is in; American armaments. Physics-Marketing-Any Discipline. and Europeans have been both The 'zero option' in fact relates angered and frightened by his to almost the only area of nuclear Graduates - hardworking. creative and ambitious - have made a vi tal contribution to our diversification repeated assertion that America weapons in which NATO does not and expansion. In Burroughs you will be directly involved in contributing to our success and you will be stretchin_g your own capabilities to the full. could fight a nuclear war which have clear, sometimes over whelming superiority. I really wish would be limited to Europe. 8 1 A major statement on peace was the Ru ssians had the courage to ~~g~~ US~~c:~;;~~gs~~~~ s~~~~~~in~diai~;:Jt ~~;~~t~rci:~;~i~~~~r!~~:i s~i~~~~°J'~if~~r/>: r~~~~~~~~~ perhaps unexpected after all this accept it. Even more, I wish the banking equipment, business forms and office supplies. and user programs. confusion. Nevertheless, the Americans had the courage to give Our su~cess depends n~t on ly on first-class desi~n.and ~~nufacturing ski lls but also on shrewd marketing President's proposals have been up some of their superior forces. strategies and const~uct1ve: customer support. Within Britain alone there are nowB manufacturing faci lities carefully thought out and well Why couldn't Reagan have and over 50 marketing offices. Customer Support Centres. Da ta Centres and training schools. presented. The central point is the offered to dismantle some of widely-canvassed 'zero-option', America 's superior tactica l Come along and meet us. We will concerning intermediate-range nuclear weapons, n uc l ea r land-based nuclear missiles. He bombers.submarine-based beat- invites the Russians to dismantle missiles, or land-based strategic THE CARL TON HOTEL their SS-20 missiles and the older missiles? Why couldn't he have North Bridge less accurate SS-4s and SS-Ss. In responded to Brezhnev 's Edinburgh return, America would cancel its suggestion of a moratorium on Monday, 30th November 1981 plans to deploy Cruise and deployment or nuclear missiles in· I 7.30p.m. Pershing II missiles in Europe over Europe? - that would still have the next few years. left NA TO with about twice as Or contact your Careers Office. You can probably see the snag many warheads in Europe as the in this plan. The Russians would Warsaw Pact. As it is. the most that Attractive salaries are offered and there are opportun1t1es for further education and qualification. be dismantling missiles already in Jt's realistic to hope for is that the place, while the Americans would two sides will start talking again; merely be withdrawing pJans for we·re not likely to §,ee any genuine the future deployment of new disarmament as a result. I'm afraid missiles. The Russians could this is Just the latest depressing Bu.rrou.ghs hardly accept without giving up chapter in the history of their bargaining credibility in the multilateralism. -- The Student 26 November 1981 7 PERSPECTIVE PLUS AGM-Going Through the Motions Two weeks ago we invited those su pporting or opposing motions at tonight's AGM to submit articles outlining their arguments. The four arti cles on this page were all we received. 50% said they were for Unilateral Disarmament. How can anyone support CND if they are Multilater Motion2 alists? Having pointed out that the question is one of how to disarm Pro and not whether to disarm - let us Do you want a look at the logic of ulitaleralism. All the litera,ture I have read by future? Andrew CND talks about the abhorrence of nuclear war , the immoral Bell thinks you expenditure on armaments and should get off your the dangers of the balance of terror. Yet, we multilateralists backsides and agree with this but CND still have not put forward a case for fight. Unilateralism which is anything To all you potential hacks, war other than emotional (on the level mongers, President Reagan of nuclear weapons are bad. lets supporters, President Brehznev not touch). The only argument I supporters, and even to those of have head is that " multilateraltsm you who are too apathetic to care doesn't work". Having had 35 about life, this article is intended to years of relative peace this is stir up interest in the AGM of the doubtful. Students' Association. The Asso ( 1) Nuclear weapons do exist - ciation operates for your benefit. If Let's face up to the facts that you think that the office-bearers nuclear weapons are here and that are unaccountable, or are not the ability to make nuclear weaons doing their job, or even if you don't will always be here. Don't CND know what their job 1s, then come recognise this? along and find out. (2) Brit am does have enemies who Some of the less apathetic among do possess nuclear weapons - you may, or may not, have read Again rather simple. Whether we Midweek and even less of you, I like it or not the USSR does regard suspect, will have bothered to read Britain.as an enemy. If we disarm it the n ot iceboard outside the would not be the case that we Association Offices. It is exactly would no longer be regarded as an this kind of person, the insensitive enemy, rather we would a weak introverts who have been lulled by conquerable enemy (remember the grand old traditional British Afghanistan etc.) way of life, that brings the rest of (3) There is a balance of terror Britain to the brink of real trouble. which if upset will cause war - be mandated 10 The literate section of our society As CND correctly argue, if S3f&so11,cll'e1s may have chanced to read the that balance is tilted by either I r Mana &s1denrs Ball •s book Homage to Catalonia by Russia or American gaining backlash against the Women's M Qemen1 rep0,, ,, Proposecs UNION CO m the second ler:n'mamgs and George Orwell. In this book, nuclear superiority by increased Liberatlon movement, which has____ _ MM1 rree OF MANAGEMENT Orwell described his return from arms expenditure, then there is a resulted in. for example. fire-bomb the Spanish Civil War, to an great likelihood of war. Su rel y it Is attacks on women's cafes. alterna power to those that aren't. We are England in a deep, deep sleep and also true that if the balance is tilted tive health care cen tres, in no way attempting to exert some acts". But this is changing. The he foresaw that the only way that it by a decrease in one nations bookshops. etc. kind of sinister power, dictating Quakers have long accepted the could be jerked out of this feel ing, armament (ie the West disarming) It's not actually necessary to what your average student Film validity of gay relationships, and was by the roar of bombs. It came then the balance will no longer be have seen these films oneself in Soc member may or may not see, this view has increasing support partly true, with the Battle of there and war would be equally if order that the effects of their but. being women, we are simply within the other Churches - it is, Britain. Do you want it to happen not more likely. psychological terrorism be fel t. acting as members of a group for instance, put forward with again on amore deadly scale? If The last point is the basis of my Their advertising and sensation fighting against the showing of strength in the British Council of you don't, then the first step to take dislike for CND. If it is true then alist media reviews are quite films which contribute to our Churches book God's Yes to is to come along to the McEwan CND are a threat to world peace enough to get their message oppression. Sexuality. However the Arch Hall, and air your views and listen not the custodians of it. across. I personally haven't seen bishop of Canterbury's recent . to (hopefully) healthy debate, and either of the films, but it's statement that gay people are (equally hopefully) good-natured Imposs1ble to avoid hearing about "disabled" is resented by gay bickerring about the subject of them. Motion 4 people and tends to isolate those nuclear disarmament. Prevent Motion 3 Once I saw a clip from ··oressed of us who are gay Christians both To Kill" in which the female vIctIm Orwell's vision of 1984 coming from the Church and from the gay true in this country. Help prevent Ines to escape from her kItler-to Pro community. the effects described in "The War Pro be In an elevator, but he comes Society's contempt for, and after her with an axe when the Social Oppression Game" from happening in this rejection of gay sexuality is doors open at another floor. The country. Take your chance to free To see or not to see and Personal Liber enshrined in law, and gay men yourself from the fear of the terror In her eyes Is indelibly under the age of 21 are denied -Deborah ffoulkes etched on my brain, and for weeks button-pushers!! If you don't then ation Stephen sexual expression of their after seeing it I couldn't go in a lift .. !!!! emotions. outlines the case alone without the scene re Holdsworth puts The law has never covered running itself in my head and my for banning the lesbians - women's sexuality did heart palpitating from the rush of the case for the one not exist in the eyes of the adrenalin the memory of her terror Motion2 films. in ten. Victorians who drew up the anti ·· oressed To Kill" and " When a caused. The basic social unit of our gay laws, and it is sufficiently " Ridiculous," I hear a (male) Stranger Calls" are different from society is the family, a strongly controlled by our society's narrow voice say, "how many mad trans Con your average blood-and-guts heterosexual ins tituti on. gender roles anyway· - but the vestites ,unning around with movie; firstly, the violence in them Traditionally the man has been the Police Federation Is flow proposing Unilateral or Multi- knives in and out of lift s are there?" is completely focused on women head of this unit with the wife ("his that lesbianism be illegal if the - though. even then, you might Yet male violence takes many 1ate r a I? David woman") in a secondary role women concerned are under the say that's not much to distinguish form s. and for women alone the based on the home - her duty is to fear of It Is an inexorable fact of age of 21. Robertson argues them from a mass of others, since cook and clean. At the bottom of dally existence. serves to con trol The Gay libermation Movement women are the objects of most It the family pile come the children, women directly, in women who calls tor equality of treatment for for negotiation. violence in this world, and this fact totally dependant on the parents experience its not extreme forms. all people regardless of sexual is well represented in movieland, who try to influence every aspect Obviously CNO has massive but In its most effecti ve form It Is orientation. This must include as it is anywhere else in the media. of their children's development. support amongst students and It internalised as fear. which is equality before the law. We also The distinguishing feature of This traditional family unit has would be highly unlikely for this grimly efficien t in restricting th e demand job protection for gay these particular films is that they been strongly criticised by the motion to be defeated, however I freedom of our lives people and heterosexuals allke depict violence against women Women's Movement, but Its believe this support is based on a who dare to step out of the female Anyone objecting to our efforts Gender roles are not inherent in gut reaction rather than a logical influence is still strong. As a role as conventionally defined. to stop these films bemg shown on people but are forced onto them concept It oppresses women approach. They are not important as the grounds of some spurious by by social pressures. Like feminists def1n1t1on. It also seems ro Firstly CND is committed to a unique portrayers of these notion of ··freedom" or wishy we refuse to allow society's invalidate the experiences of gay policy Of Unilateral Disarmament. attitudes, but rather because the washy liberal mouthIngs oon prejudices to determine our ltfe-. people, and tries to pressunse This might seem an obvious fact "censorship" is profoundly styles and we cannot see t1ow the represent the tip of the iceberg in them into heterosexual roles but Is it? In a recent survey this country. of a whole genre of ignorant of the power basis behind discrimination we face is either fair published by National Student films currently flooding the US these terms. For a start The Churches have tended to or rationally Justlfrnble We insist 66% of students polled said they market They are generally censorship works from the top add to this social opporessIon by on the rnd1v1duars right to be who supported CNO whereas 1ust over acknowledged to be art of the down, from those in a osition of repeatedly condernnin ··sinful he. she actual I Is. 8 The Student 26 November 1981
Sun 29th Nov Filmsoc: East o f Eden Dnver, 6.45 pm, GST. Univents Mon 30th Nov Thurs 26th Nov Fri 27th Nov Communist Students: Meeting, pm, 3.01 DHT. Teviot Row: Folk Band and Happy Economics Society: Pub lunch, 1 Hour. pm, Southsider. Tues 1st Dec I EU Women's Group: 1 pm, 13.07 Bedlam Cabaret: 11 pm in the b DHT. Also every Wednesday, 6.30 Bedlam BYOB. Featuring the EUCND : 7-8 .pm, Room 2, lC pm. 1st ot May Bookshop. All Rickshaw Boys. Chaplaincy Centre. eI women welcome. Labour Club: DHT, Faculty Room Chambers Street: Fol k Night; live Experimental Arts: Meeting 8 pm, North, 1 pm. All welcome. band and Happy Hour, 8-9 pm. Sa Gloucester Place. Any artists Filmsoc: Hollywood on Trial and eI interested in taking part in any way Illumination, 6.45, George Square Fine Art Society: Ufe drawing, C (music. visuals, theatre, etc) with a Theatre. 6.30-8 30, in the Fine Art concert to take p lace in the Liberal Club: Dr James Gilmour of Department, 19 George Square. Societies Cen t re Th eatre the Electoral Reform Society w ill 50p a session. All welcome. sometime in December be speaking on " P R : What Latin-American Solidarity Soc: System?" 1 pm, DHT Lecture Hall Meeting, 7.30, DHT 11 .01 . Gabriel C. All welcome. Travesang wdl talk about his Teviot: Black Vinyl Disco m the impressions after one year in Debating Hal l. Request Disco in Nicaragua. Park Room. Late licence. CHV: Pub lunch In the Gold Tankard. 1 pm. Prof. Malcolm Anderson of the Chambers Street: Reggae plus Department of Pol itics is to give a Disco. Free wit h Happy Hour. 8-9 lecture entitled ''Who are our Dominion pm. Masters Now?" tomorrow. T his Mad Max (X) "Town and Gown Lecture" will Churchill 2.50, 6.35 take place at 7.30 p.m. in the City 1. Lion of the Desert (AA) I'm sure there's some appeal in this Chambers on the H igh Street. 2.20, 7. 00 story o f a homicidal motorway SAAGM: McEwan Hall, 7 pm. The Oliver Reed and Anthony Quinn motorcyclist. Annual General Meeting . Motions ham their way through routine to be discussed for this meeting Sat 28th Nov B epic of Italian suppression o1 Caley are: opposing 'Dressed To Kill', a Chambers Street: A rock group from the Borders - The Inside Libyan Bedouins. Lothian Road Film Society showing; un Talk at 1 pm by Dr Ian Duffield play in the Union. 2. For Your Eyes Only (A) Friday the 13th Part 2 (X) employment caused by spending on " Blac ks in Britain: a 2.15, 4.54, 7.33 Sun 5. 15, 8.25; Week 2.15, 5.25, cuts: support for CND; Gay Sec: contemporary matter?". DHT No more to add about this lates1 8.45 Student; and lhe Presidents' Ball. Chambers Street: Disco with Live Faculty Room Soulh. All remorselessly entertaining Bond Saturday the 14th? Cleavers, Band. Late li cence. 60p. welcome. package. It's all there with Roger daggers and axes, cleave, slice Moore's increasingly avuncular and chop t heir way through prime Bond. s te aks o f predic tably un · 3. Gregory's Girl (A) suspecting humans. 3.0, 5.20, 8.15 The Warriors (X) Still time to catch this unmissable Sun 6.40: Week 3.40. 6.55 piece of charm and humour. Dee Violence brutal but stylised as a Hepburn scores more than goals. group of heroes entertainingly fight their way through various city Odeon gangs. Clerk Sfreef The French Lieutenant's Woman (AA) 2.25, 5.15, 8.20 Your response to th is depends on whether you've read Fowles superb source book. At any rate an intriguing, impeccably playec Victorian "doomed-love" story with a difference. Calton Studios Callon Road Melvin and Howard (AA) 6.00, 8.30 Neatly summed up by last week's reviewer as " the soft underbelly of Exhibitions ·Stage the American dream" Classic National Gallery of Canongate Tolbooth Canongate Born in the Gardens Nicolson Street Scotland Deep Thoughts The Mound ,I . Telfer Dunbar T artan Collection. Finishes Monday. I Royal Lyceum 12.30, 3.40, 6.55 Po ussin : Sac raments and I Playwright Peter Nichols ("A Publicity pictures on the cinema Bacchanals. Henderson Gallery Day in the Death of Joe Egg") wall tended rather to destroy my presents " Born in the Gardens" his Hanover Street I belief that this was to deal with ABC Edinburgh National Library of recent black comedy to conclude Works by Stuart, Moirs and Ann weighty philosophical questions. Film Centre Scotland the Royal Lyceum's successful PLUS George IV Bridge Beatty. Finishes Monday. Lothian Road autumn season. Emmanuelle in Denmark (X) Somhairle MacGill-Eain, Sorley 1. Monty Python's Life of Brian Scandinavian frolics with Maclean: Treasures for Scotland. 369 Gallery (AA) 1.30, 5.05, 840 Emmanuelle presumably getting High Street You probably know most ot the The Long Distance Hen rather colder than she did in, say, National Portrait Gallery ,lane Redfern paintings and Hong Kong. jokes already. Python has never drawings. been more delightfully tasteless. Queen Street Netherbow Theatre, Plus Airplane (A) The Scotti sh Em pire. Cameo Fruitmarket Gallery 43 High St. 3.15, 6.15 Market Street Toll cross The Edinburgh Playwright's The " Airport" series of fi lms Royal Scottish Museum Ger Van Elk (a leading Dute~ The French Lieutenant's Woman Chambers Street Workshop presents Robbi e treated with more reverence and contemporary artist). Finishe!: (AA) Week: 3.00, 5.30, 8.20; Laing's "The Long Distance Hen" producing no fewer laughs than The Bride in her T ime: Wedding Monday. Sunday: 7.30 the above. Dresses 1766- 1945. on Wednesday 2nd December. As See above. 2. History of fhe World Part 1 (AA) French Institute usual admission is 50p and a discussion w ith the audience Ritz 2.20, 5.00, 7.50 Netherbow Arts Centre Randolph Crescent Canongate follows the performance. Rodney·Sfreet Sort of Mel Brooks historical Photographs by Daniel Pons Photography: ,Ion Garthwaite, Ian Exorcist 2 (X) revue. The ideas of his comedy Finishes Monday. Saturday only F. MacKenzie and Sarah Noble. 4.40, 8.25 (s uch as Lou,s XIV as a Brooklyn "Christmas in the Prove nce" b~ Finishes Saturday. Richard Burton enlivens the con mobster) are usually fu nnier than Michelle Andee. tinuing distasteful tale of demonic "gag" lines about, say, flatulence. possession. City Art Centre Printmakers Workshop Market Street Market Street T he Dominican Order in Scotland. Michael Roschtau prints. Finishes Saturday. ,John Quinton Pringle. Finishes Mo nday. Artists ! Unlimited: Scotti s h disabled craft smen. Finishes
General Register House Princes Street Honest, Faithful and Approved Fay Prendergust Physicians. Finishes Monday. Bedlam Central Library Wendesday lunchtime (1 pm G eorge IV Bridge sees Fay Prendergust present he Edinburgh As It Was. Prints, one-woman mime show to th photographs. Fin ishes Monday. poetry ot Emily Dickinson. The Student 26 November 1981 9
God, pant pant eh? Bet the JJ's - free Gary US Bonds young blood can't wait for this The usual fun and games Odeon 7.30 f Prendogast from one. It might be worth the upstairs at Valentino's Nobody A friend informs Us, "He·s about 1ime Theatre: Emily. admIss1on but l doubt it - why n91 knows what the live entertainment 80 but quite good." Basically h t.15 pm in the Bedlam. wait until the next series of K8nny Will be yet but we can assure you Pop! American and $pringsteenesque by a mime workshop. Everett. that a fun night is to be had by all. .45 pm, Seminar Room 1, - avoid or suffer the dire .ncy Centre. consequences of your foolish Lynx ness. Tuesday 1st December 5.30 pm, Chaplaincy Thursday 26 Playhouse 7.30 Freddie King Band All welcome. The Cure The new wave of funk - just the Heriot-Watt Union Odeon 7.30 Ralph McTell b: Lunch, Ochil Room, The same as the old one. 45 minutes of Heriot-Watt, dontcha love it? ce, -12.30 pm. Mournful chappies singing Playhouse, 7.30 disco in a seated venue is Ahem, writing this column gets Freddie used to be singer with the ers Street: Roller Disco, 8- more songs about underage girls ludicrous, the only occasion when Solos (ex-Monos) - now sadly dressed in white. There was a time 3x trem e1y tedious when your groups such as Lynx have any faced with this sort of garbage. demised. Should be standard pop I Club: 1.30 pm, TV Room, when The Cure seemed like the value at all is in five minute tayre This man is white with medium )ers Street. n~w hope for British music, but sections on the dance floor - even ong hair and appalling d ress oc: LH Rendezvous d'Anna much of their earlier talent seems then Simple Minds or OAF are ten ,ense. He can play lots of musical Wednesday 2nd Dec. orma Rae, 6.45 pm, GST. to have been lost in their more times better. Bluebells nstruments too - a true cult if recent depressing meanderings. Duritti Column Buster Browns :wer there was one. That being said they're better than Nite Club 9.00 More Postcard patheticness - yer usual dross - but in the Duritti was the leader of an or is that too cruel? I think not, for Odeon? Regg ae Regulars anarchist column that fought the the Bluebells play dull, tinkling Heriot-Watt Union fascists in the Spanish Civil War. 'songs' that have little substance. Friday 27th Think there might be cheap Whether that has any relevance to TV 21 drink here on Friday nights but rm this group's pleasantly melodic not sure - Heriot-Watt dunnit Everest The Hard Way & Horrible Nile Club 9.00 guitar-Pased music is another Sexv Vampires One of Edinburgh's finest live make you sick. matter. A very nice sound, unlike acts with an impressive line in most nice music the Duritti Teviot Row Union. 8.00 £1 .50 Reggae Klub punchy aggressive music. One of Column do it extremely well. Everest are a fine band Astoria the few bands that have the impact performing sets of evocative The usual reggae bash at the ltal of a punk band without the Sunday 29th emotion/ desperation that have a Club's competitor. stereotyped thrashing that th is Pretenders & Flying Padavains chilling cutting edge. An usually entails, theirs is one of the Odeon unmissable band. THSV are few unmissable gigs this week. Straighi rock and very successfu( anotl--ivr reasonable band who Don't let the too quiet and rather Game, tne documentary Saturday 28th are too. Everybody knows about sound a very little like a 1980s Hot Gossip uclear war, as not shown disappointing (to our minds) the Pretenders and what they Hawkwind. Don·t let that put you BBC. 1 pm, Teviot Row album put you off, this is an Odeon, 7.30 sound and look like - one of the off though, they're a fine body of · g Hal l. 7.30 pm, Pleasance important band. few big bands that don't deserve a men. . Shown by SAC Environ good slagging. Thin Lizzy Committee. Admission Odeon 7.30 Yeah right. What they do, they do very well. That"s not a defence of the Irish divs , just a noncommittal statement.
Music Fri ~7th Nov Scottish National Orchestra: 1T PoQ"LA,."T--'E.. WM't .._,(.A.ETHf:-f'? L.JOfL&.DloJIT .... fl'ABBIT /N LOVE.. Usher Hall, 7.30 pm. ~e>vE: •. . • Yol.l S,Av... Study Day at the Queen's Hall. Bach and the German Baroque. 10.30-3.30. Meadows Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Peter Moore, Queen's Hall. 11-7.45 pm. Sat 28th Nov Golden Fiddlers Rally: Edinburgh could oblige, but as I say it's poor ians v. West of Scotland. Myreside. Highland Reel and Strathspey, Bright Patsy. Mayfield Pixre. Dark relations night for the dog racing All at 2.30 pm. 7.30 pm. t. llrlluttl. Eigg, Oulland1sh. Prldous Opal. Clunie Rocket, fraternity. Football: Hibernian v. St Mirren. Scottish Finals of Solo and Pay, Two and Nine. H1 Paddy, ... TRIM Easter Road, 3 pm. Quartet Competitions for Brass Bandsmen: Queen's Hall. 11 am-6 · MY MUTTS Greyhound Racing: Powderhall, Watch the Wind, Lady Molida. 7.30 pm. pm. ord., Greenlane Sandy. Shona·s Kavey Kanem as-·hed Cheque. Canal Boat, Turkey Poult. Aosslee irn, Benhar King. Knockard Sam Bl uebell Boy, S1ee1 Yard. Able la Ta,tor. Mayfield Floozy. Cuban Fri 27th Nov
·Ll4t/1Joke, Nimble T1mble. Saal. Badminton: Diamond-Skol East of Rat•. Way Up Ban10. Hannah's Son. Scotland Open, Meadowbank, 5 ·H&ig"1De11ght, Blue Highway, Sole pm. ru mblgflose. WoodhiH Fly. Dyser! ;,;;.:; : ::,,:c~n ? ·~ PJNK FLUVD U GRE A i u,\W.:!:: ';Qi,iU:j - J ~ Sat 28th Nov AC/DC FOR : r •V-•L ·,Ll• i , ~ •J clns an' cauld porridge' D A F CO:.O ~ND UCCC J -:1J ASWAO NEW CHAPrER J 69 "'*Y nights, so it would Football: Hampden Park. Rangers 1/ A - (lfll l.. ,11.)f,l,\N Lt..._,_.._-:.. J1•, ···~ L - , .. !::; ·oni thequality of this race- v. Dundee Utd, 3 pm: Scottish BOWIE - CHANGES I WO~OWIE J 69 TE ARDAOP EXPLODES WILDER J 69 League Cup Final. JAPAN - flN DRUM J 69 SOUND - FROM THE LIONS MOU TH J 69 the selections above DAMNED - UEST OF :.!99 d no confidence tor any of SKIDS JOV - 3 69 STRANGLERS LA FOU E - J.69 ~n llrly Christmas for the TV 21 - A THIN RED LI NE - 2 75 T VGERS OF PAN TANG CRAZY NIGHTS J 69 ' P8rhaps? Well, let's 'Trim' RAINBOW - B EST OF (DOUBLE) - J 99 ,elorthem. TALKING HEADS RE MAIN IN LIGHT 2 99 PRETENDERS II 2 99 Ped two grades on the THO USANDS MORE ULTRA-CHEAP LP's & T APES - ·d, Trim has less opposition OTHER RE CORD TOKENS A VAILABLE FOR THOSE CHRISTMAS LISTS• lend With in the fifth race · TOP 75 CHA.RT SINGLES STILL ONL V 99p • · Early leader Turkey Pou It GREAT SELECTION OF 12 SINGLES AT 99p INCLUDING SIMPLE MINOS Present no problem, the BLUE RONDO. LINX. UL TAAi/OX IMAGINATIO N her threat being Knockard SECOND-HAND LP's. CASS. SINGLES & MUSIC BOOKS BOUGHT SOLD & EXCHANGED IN THE JOINT' opefully , Trim will have - BESr SELEC f/ON BES T PRICES NOTHING REFUSED - vred himse lf into a winning when entering the home where his finish should ccessful. · d My Mutts also put in a Badminton: As yesterday. 9.30 am. ul finish against Turkey Rugby: Edinburgh Acads v . n Oct. 29, so in this race the Clarkston . Raebu r n Place; as an Obv ious chance. Edinburgh Wanderers v. Trinity ' the rest of the card Dyser! Acads. Murrayfield, Leith Acads v. perhaps Hannah's Son. Musselburgh. Hawkhill: Watson- 10 The Student 26 November 1981 As You See It Or rather,as 309 of you see it.
1. If there were a General Election tomorrow, which Party would you 6. Do you believe that sexual intercourse should be purely reserved for vote for? Student takes to marriage?
All M F the streets to ask a All M F Liberal/SOP 33.7 29.2 39.9 Yes 11 .7 10.0 14.0 Labour 24.4 24.7 24.0 variety of sensible No 86.7 89.4 82.9 Conservative 17.0 16.7 17.4 Don't know 1.6 0.6 3.1 SNP 5.6 8.3 1.6 and silly questions. Communist 0.5 0.8 0 "A Sunday Post man - who tells us that his pair of leather shoes National Front 0.6 1.1 0 Roddy McDougall were first worn by his great-grandfather in 1841 - was shocked to Other 2.7 3.6 1.6 see a copy of Edinburgh University's newspaper - the Student. In Wouldn't vote 12.9 12.B 13.2 does the sums and answer to a survey question asking whether sexual intercourse No answer 2.6 2.8 2.3 should be purely reserved for marriage, nearly 87% of the lads and comments on the lassies said no. What on earth has sex to do with learning?" As was, perhaps, to be expected, the Liberal/ SOP alliance came out on top although il's interesting to note that their margin of .. er ... results. victory was more than 10% higher in the female totals. The "I used to think that sex should be reserved for National Front and Communists didn't fare too well with ttie same marriage until I moved to Stirling and discovered Questionnaires are, by their very group and the SNP appeared more popular with the males. At a nature, artificial. Not many of us they were all scrubbers." time when so many are reputed to be dissatisfied with Michael think in terms of simple negatives Foot's leadership, it was quite su rprising to see Labour doing and positives and th e term "on reasonably well. average" is one which covers a 7. Are you confident that there will be a job for you finish your course? multitude of va riations. This "Student" survey is no different Ali Arts Sci. Soc. Medi Law and, on reflection, is probably Sci . Den. narrower in its range of resnonses, Very 21.2 8.9 35.4 7.3 44.1 I .. ,e.11- . than the "usual" survey. In some Reasonably 39.0 27.8 37.6 42.6 50.0 83.J instances this was only 3een with Not very 28.8 42.2 21 .4 35.3 5.9 16.7 :,II GAS?'! o•• hindsight but, in oth er cases, it Not at all 10.4 18.9 5.6 14.8 0 ·1.. was deliberate policy, - to No answer 0.6 2.2 0 0 0 discover how many people could 0 simply not force themselves to While this is obviously not a clear indication of the likelihood of '"'Oc ··o . ooO answer (a) or (b) when there getting jobs, it was illuminating in that it mirrored feeling on job - •• 0 . existed no middle option. prospects. Arts and Social Scientists appeared to be mo re ?.I" () This is not meant to be a serious psssimistic, with good cause, tharl!their Scientific and Medical \.')~"112, •attempt to cover opinion, although colleagues. In the yearly tables (not printed here), to tal lack of some of the response~ do hint at confidence in job prospects increased markedly from First to Fourth certain interesting trends. It does year, and carried on into the Postgraduates where more than one in not claim to be comprehensive five expressed little hope of future employment. 2. Are you interested in student politics? and is certainly not wholly representative of the whole of. All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th P/ G Edinburgh University. For one Very 7.4 8.2 1.7 3.6 14.3 18.2 thing _, lack of time and Quite 29.9 42.6 27.5 29.B 27.1 16.6 18.2 breakdowns in communication Take it or leave it 29.0 27.9 29 .1 29.8 24.3 41 .7 36.4 prevented the Royal Dick Vet. Not at all 33.7 2_1.3 41 .7 36.B 34.3 41 .7 27.2 College from being covered and, in an effort to avoid a George Relatively surprising to find that the "not at all" group, while, Square bias, we probably ended overall, the largest, did not constitute a majority, especially in view up with a far higher percentage of of the current "apathy" charge which has been recently aimed at third year students than we would Edinburgh students. It was also interesting to note that the first and otherwise have had. Nevertheless, four year responses showed more interest in student pol1t1cs than there is a certain interest and the second and third year groups. entertainment value to be found in questionnaires of this kind. Even 3. Do you buy Student? so, the third year lawyer who felt that it would give The Sunday Post more evidence of wh·at a lot of Ali Arts Sci. Soc. Med. Law Sci. wasters students are, is probably going to be mildly surprised by Every week 18.8 34 .5 14.6 19.1 5.3 some of the results. Occasionally 29.3 32.2 25.8 26.5 31.0 36.8 The survey was carried out last Never 30.4 20.0 32.6 25.0 57.1 42 .1 week among 309 students at Read someone else's copy 21 .5 13.3 27.0 29.4 11 .9 15.8 Edinburgh University. Rather th an Well, you can't do a survey and not ask people if they buy Student. randomly selecting students, an Traditional support came from the Arts Faculty and even the attempt was made to concur Science Faculty appeared keener than the Medics of whom over half roughly with th e proportions of said that they never bought the paper. Generalising and, perhaps students in different faculties at unwisely, using this sample grpup as a microcosm of Student the University. The latest figures readership, it would appear that although it's only bought by one in were supplied by Student s five, its readership is nearer three in five. Someone's certainly Association Research Officer lending their copy to an awful lot of people! Dave de Feu. At the last count there were 8. How many hours, on average, do you spend on normal University 9,806 matriculated students at this work per day? (excluding lectures and tutorials) 4. · Do you believe that student University so a sample of 309 politics/demonstrations (for represents only 3.15% of the Ali Arts Sci Soc Law Medi 5. How do you feel towards pro· + studen t population. 58.25% of this Sci Den example, the "Fight the Cuts" drug groups (such as the sample group were male and less than 1 hour 6.5 4.4 10.1 7.3 5.9 march) have any real Legalise Cannabis Cam 41 . 75% female. The faculty an d 1-3 hours 44.0 45.6 53.9 23.6 42.1 50.0 influence outside University? paign)? yearly totals (wi th ac tual 3-5 hours 22.3 18.9 16.8 30.9 42.1 23.5 Un ive r si t y pe r centages in 5-7 hours 17.8 22.2 11.3 27.9 10.5 5.9 Yes 38.8 Support them fully 21.2 No 60.2 . brackets) are given below. Over 7 hours 8.7 6.7 7.9 10.3 5.3 14.7 Don 't bother 44.8 No answer 0.7 2.2 No answer 1.0 either way 1st Year 19. 75% (26.35%) Totally Ag ainst 32.4 2nd Year 19.42% (21 .67%) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th P/ G Again. not a question that No answer 1.6 can be answered with any 3rd Year 27.18% (21 .39%) Less than 1 hour 4.9 6.7 9.5 2.8 16.7 4.5 degree of certainty and one 4th Year 22.65% (15.80%) 1-3 hours 52.5 58.3 48.8 28.6 41 .7 13.6 This was an attempt to which didn't take into 5th Year 3.88% ( 2.86%) 3-5 hours 22.9 23.4 17.3 27.8 16.7 22.7 guage feeling towards drugs considerat ion the different Po st grad. 7.12% (11.91%) 5.7 hours 14.7 8.3 14.9 29.4 36.5 as a whole, and, as a result, did strengths of individual Over 7 hours 1.7 3.3 9.5 11 .4 24.9 22.7 not really al low people to groups. Even so, the fact that No answer 3.3 differentiate between can Arts 29.13% (24.78%) over 60% of those questioned nabis, cocaine and heroin etc. Science 2880% (30.86%) 1n our survey felt that It's tenuous to draw conclusions from these tables due, mainly, to Even so, the figure of 21.2% Soc. Science 22.01% (20.21%) demonstrations had no real the fact that whereas an Arts student could have as few as four was perhaps smaller than Medicine 6 80% ( 8 88%) influence, probably goes a classes per week . a Medical student is likely to be working at set expected. Interestingly, no Law 6 15% ( 6.60%) long way to explain the recent classes from 9 o·c1ock to 5 o·c1ock almost every day. With this 1n medics voti the top group. Dentistry 4 20% ( 2.44%) mmd, it does appear, however, that the Arts students, in our sample low turn-out for the "Fight the Divinity 2 26% ( 1.93%) Cuts" march. group, probably do a bit less work per day than others in different Music 0.65% ( 0.57%) faculties. Vet. Science 0.00% ( 3.73%) The Student 26 November 1981 11
. 9. Are you an active member (ie attend at least once eve ry two meetings) of a University Sp orts Club or Society? No 47.9 One 33.3 Two , 11.0 Three 4.5 More than three 3.3
Despite the notorious rush to join clubs during Freshers· Week, First Year totals were little diffe r~nt from any other yea rs wit h Fourth Year, surp ri singly, showing the • • highest number involved in more than three clubs .
Ma rk Mc Wotsissname 10. Do you beli•eve that the British 11. Do you know who the Senior President is this year? troops should remain in N. Ireland? All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Yes .49.5 Yes 58.6 57.4 60.0 59.5 67.1 8.3 No 43.0 No 41.4 42.6 40.0 40.5 32.8 91.7 No answer 7.5 This was the question which Nearly three in five knew that .it was Mark Kennedy. Fi rst year p ro ved t o be the m o st students showed themselves to be more c lued-up on this than their contro versial, reflected in the fifth year counterpa rts who, variously, opted for " Mike Mc Broom" , vari ety of conditions - " Reeves" and " Mike McSomething". Only one person thought it was ,;phased withdrawal", "as the " Donald Duck" and, to Mr Kennedy's ultimate c redit, on ly one situation s t and s" an d remarked on hi s abili ty with pa ncakes . (think about it) . " necessary in the short term" - wh ich many added to their original answer. Wh ile the quest ion was b ad l y phrased, the resu ltant division was probably what was to be expected .
12. If you didn•'t att end the last General Meeting, was it because Never knew about it 22.0 Not interested in motions proposed 10.7 Not interested at all 33.3 Would have gone but too much work/ other commitments 28.8 Attended 5.2 A 13/a/ and possibly an 18(• ) : , well. This question provided. arguably, the most surprising result of all. Namely. that over 6. 28% of those questioned said they would have attended but 13. Do you get drunk? had been prevented by other c ircumstances. If this is repre All M F sentative o f student opinion Frequently 8.1 12.8 1.5 (a nd it probably is n ·r but it's Ofte n 21.0 22.2 19.4 fun to carry it through Occasionally 32.0 35.0 27.9 17 . Concerning Student Unions, do you make use of them at the anyway) and Mark K. and co. Once in a blue moon 19.6 18.1 21 .7 weekends? cancelled everything else on Never 18.9 11 .4 29.5 Thursday night including Top No answer 0.4 0.5 All 1s t 2nd 3rd 4th 5th P/ G of the Pops, then, by our Frequently 16. 0 27.9 15.8 10.7 11.4 8.3 22.7 calculations, around 2.824 Down to the nitty-gritt'y'! Complaints about definiti ons - "often", Occasionally 51.6 45.2 52.5 53.6 51 .4 66.7 50.0 extra students shoulc be ''frequently" and "does drunk mean falling about/ being s1ck / be1n g Never at al l 32.4 26.2 31.7 35.7 37.2 25.0 27.3 clamouring to get into lhe unconscious etc " - don't apply only to th is survey. Even allowing next GM. By the way, the for this, however. there were no table differences in male and female It wasn't surprising to discover that first year students were more rather high 5.2% who attended frequencies of inebriation which, one would hope, were only to be frequent users of the Unions at weekends but it was interesting to the last GM can probably be expected. Still , an overall 8. 1% isn't really juicy fodder for those who see how the "never at all" group rose from year one to year four. Who explained by the rather large like to portray students as proverbial "pish-he1ds." said ignorance 1s bliss? number of SAC hacks who managed to get their mits on the questionnaire. T T 1-4. Which radio station do you 15. Which newspaper do you Daily Record 6.2 18. Ho w much would you say you spend on drink per week? normally listen to? normally buy/ read? Daily Mirror 0.6 Sun 0.3 All M F Radio One 62.5 Scotsman 26.5 Daily Star 0.3 Under £2 35.6 29.2 44.6 Radio Two 4.9 Glasgow Herald 3.6 Morning Star 1.3 £2-£5 37.7 35.3 41 .1 Radio Three 3.6 Guardian 20.1 Don't buy/ read one 13.3 £5-£10 18.3 22.8 12.0 Radio Four 9.4 Times 8.4 £10-£20 6.1 9.4 1.6 Radio Scotland 3.8 Telegraph 7.4 Those who wrote down Over £20 2.3 3.3 0.7 Radio Forth 8.1 Daily Express 9.1 more tha n one newspaper Radio Luxembourg 1.6 Daily Mail 2.6 were divided accordingly in And again, our su rvey sample proved remarkably conservative Radio Moscow 0.3 the final analysis. in their spending habits on drink, with o ver 73% o f those questioned Radio Caroline 0.3 spending under £5 per week. Whether it's the result of voluntary None 5.5 savi ngs or forced savings, is open to debate. Nevertheless, claims 16. On average, do you att~r:id your lectures. that most student grants end up in the coffers of Mc Ewan's. So wunnerful Radio One - All Arts . Scl Seo Law Med Tennent's and co., aren't substantiated here . Tony B. and all - sweeps the Sci Den board! Is this an indictment of Without fail 23.0 25.6 22.5 19.1 21 .0 26.5 20. Do you feel that su rveys such B ri t is h radio , we ask Only miss occasional one 57.3 47.8 58.4 61.8 68.4 61 .8 as this have any value at all? ourselves? Miss quite a few 13.9 24.4 14.6 4.4 5.3 11.7 19. Would you +say that you went Go lo about half 0.6 1.1 to the cinema (excluding FIim Yes 59.9 Hardly go at all 1.0 4.4 Society and Union showings). No 34.0 Never been to any 0.6 1.1 5.3 No answer 6.1 Not applicable 3.6 4.5 10.3 More than once a week 2.6 Fully expecting a dis 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th P/ G Once a week 6.5 gruntled 90% " No" res ponse, Without fall 37.7 10.0 22.6 25.7 22.7 Once a month 38.8 it was gratifying to find that • Only miss occasional one 52.4 73.3 53.6 57.2 83. 3 27.3 Hardly ever 48.2 almost 60% lelt that they Miss qu_lte a few 8.2 15.0 17.8 17.1 16.7 ..!. Never 3.9 were of some value whether Go lo about half 1.7 1.2 it be entertainment , interest Hardly go at all 1.7 2.4 or information. Never been to any 2. 4 Not applicable 50.0 Thanks to+ thos e who conducted the survey: Robert Ano ther surprise: namely that over 70% o f those questioned only Anderson, Roddy Taylor, Sandy Mu rray, Patricia miss the occasional lecture or better. Whlle these fig ures are to be Togneri , Jim Levi, Linda Gibson, Gordon Boyd , Fi ona expected o f fourth year students (after all. those who hardly go to Lowther, Elspeth Macgregor, Doug Raith, Colin lectures at all generally don't make it into final year) they appea red to be more or less the sa me throughout al l years. On ly in th e Arts Macilwain, Wendy Docherty, Kay Goodall, Fred Price Fac ulty, again. did more than one in five admit to missing quite a few an d Susan May; and al so to those who answered, • lectures. howeve r frivolously. 12 The Student 26 November 1981
REVIEWS • MUSIC • BOOKS • CINEMA • PREVl EWS
Family Frolics Exhibitions
time talking to the television fighting off imaginary mites, Looking Back Born in the buying crates of tampons for no The name of 'Evans' is once Gardens pragmatic reason and filling the again haunting the Bedlam. One of deep-freeze full of packet soups. ne> Qlll5_ MUSIC • BOOKS • CINEMA • PREVIEWS • !cinema important to Rachel Billington's theme that a book devoted to outlining the misguided spiritual Witty prejudices of this young affected Insight man should end with a symbol of straightforward honesty imposing Lonely Act the final, very physical experience Rachael Billington on him. Strings Rachel Billington writes with an 'A Painted Devil' absolute understanding of the downward turn. As her depend artist's mentality. She also gives a Mommie Dearest ency o n alcohol increa~es, so her Scottish Chamber (Penguin £1.50) brilliant insight into the class from ABC opportunities to return to the which Edward comes - semi screen diminish. Yet the illusion of Orchestra aristocratic, lazy, sophisticated From Sunday a happy family is still portrayed to By Fred Price yet easily taken in by his overtures, the press and "fans". In the home, Queen's Hall his friends and relatives are the children are never allowed to brilliantly portrayed as being an By Frances R. Wood Edward Aubrey is young and forget how "fortunate" they are to odd mixture of sexual promiscuity By Elspoth Macgregor talented in the field of painting. have been chosen and how their Saturday's concert by the SCO on the one hand and teatable But, spoilt by wealth and an over mothers had had to struggle to opened enchantingly with some cu rrent affairs small talk on the daring mother, he exhibits a Based on the book by Christina begin her career. movements from Mozart's ballet other. The latter pages of her work manifest immaturity in his search When Christina even tually music "Les Petits Riens". The light move powerfully to ward s Crawford, Mommle Dearest is for the artistic ideal. Married to a basically retribution by the emerges from the school and and witty dances were played with Edward's destruction, highlight a· charming and loyal woman of his convent she has been sent to, she grace and precision and featured ing the falling off of his admirer authoress for the life she was own background, he deserts her in forced to lead by her mother, Joan· begins, incredible as it may seem, some fine woodwind. and lovers in the wake of a selfish a wild search for new experiences, Crawford. Having lost seven to establish her own career as an desire for new excitements. putting asie humane warmth in the· children, Joan Crawford decides actress, undaunted by the Amusing throughout, the autho process. This book is ~ catalogue she needs a family to ma~e her life Hollywood histrionics which has drives home the arid nature o of his insensitivity, and the effect it complete. Unable to adopt surrounded her all her live. Edward's supposed creativity. It i has on those who were once his through the usual channels, she On her death, Crawford left limited to the canvas; outsid admirers but who soon become enlists the help of her current nothing to either Christina or painting he is egotistic, arrogan d ivorced from him and his inane boyfriend, a lawyer, who finds it Christopher so. due to either a and insensitive. His introversion ideas of artistic development. easy to "supply" a few children to shortage of dollars or a genuine leads him not to creativity, but t Ultimately, his actions drive his keep her happy. desire to repay her mother for her destruction. wife to suicide and lead to his own murder by a window cleaner who neither understands nor cares for Edwar d 's irresp0n si bl e a nd Books unpleasant behaviour. It is indeed Maw's "La Vita Nuova" provided an interesting, if not instantly attractive, contrast. A chamber song cycle which se ts original Renaissance poetry to music played by a small ensemble, fronted by a soprano, It conveyed CBLTOD f~ a feeling of deep morbidity. Alison ••~••sruo1os Hargan gave a polished and controlled performance especially 24 Calton Road, Edinburgh in the exultant madrigal " Sing w ith Tel: 031-556 7066/557 2179 me, you little amorous birds". The second half was devoted to Schubert , his unf i nished Mon.-Sat. sympho~y being preluded by Progs. 5.30 and 8.15 pm three pieces from the incidental music to Rosamunde. These RAGING BULL (X) Dir. Martin Scorcese proved ideal• for the hall, their warm melodies and contrasti ng with Robert de Niro In reality, Joan C rawford years of torment, Christina sections coming out well. The two published her own "true story". adopted four children, yet in 1 movements of the unfinished 'Mo mmie Dearest' only two are Faye Dunaway manages an symphony proved dramatic and Fri./Sat. 11 pm shown with Christina playing by almost immaculate imitation of expressive, the orchestra bringing far the largest part. This leaves us Crawford, thanks, no doubt, to her out well the contrast between the THE RITZ (X) with a somewhat unbalanced vieYi personal make-up team and menacing and pastoral moments. Rita Moreno, Jack Weston of Crawford's relations with her costumiers . However , the A night at the Queen's Hall is children and the role which they hysterics and crazed outbursts always an enjoyable experience in play in her life. seem excessive, showing Joan surroundings so much more From Mon. 30 Nov. Christina and Christopher (the Crawford as exceptionally lonely, congenial than those of the Usher two adopted children) seem to insecure and almost as Hall. Student standbys are HEAVEN'S GATE (X) unbalanced as this portrayal of her supply ideal publicity fodder for available at £1 .20 an hour before Kris Kristofferson, John Hurt the Hollywood machine, but life. performances. and Isabell Huppert behind the cameras and smile The release of 'Mammie their home-life is, to say the least, Dearest' will obviously upset many disturbed. Not only is Crawford of Crawford's genuine fans obsessed with cleanliness in the (presumably some are still Classical home, but even reaches such around), but mit can't be expected extremes as to beat Christina with for every star to live the way they a wire coat-hanger because she appear on screen. Whether used it to hang her. clothes on. Christina Crawford will .actually "Manic" is not the worrl achieve anything from the release of 'Mammie Dearest' remains to be The irrational rages against seen, while the film serves to Christina continue as the career of expose the gloss, veneer and totta the "Queen of Hollywood" takes a pretence that was Hollywood. More Bedlan This Friday at 11 .00 there is another Cabaret in the Bedlam this week starring 'Mr Crisp and his Jazz Persons'. Entrance is by The Experimental Arts Society are programme (S0p). planning a concert to take place m the Societies Centre Theatre in Yet more .. . December Any artists interested The annua1 production next in performing music spoken year is the ·caucas1an Chalk word/visuals ( film . slides) Circle' by Bertolt Brecht to be theatre , please come to a meeting directed by Paul Bader. Aud1t1ons ,t Sa Gloucester Place this are on Wed 25th, Thurs 26th and rhursday (26th) at 8 pm or phone Fri. 27th Nov. at 6.30 or 8.30 1n the 225 1751. We hope to prese nt a Bedlam Experience 1s not iaried programme. so each "set'' necessary, so g o along if wi ll be limited to 10-15 minutes. interested 14 The Student 26 November 1981 TV Times.·····~ Tomorrow TV21 EUHC 0-0 Aberdeen NTRA MURAL International Scotland v. France Sat 6t h March EUHC II 3-1 Reivers 1982 (Lyall 3) Stand Tickets EUHC 11 3-0 Watsonians If interested go to the Sports (Lickley 2, Bentley) Notice from EU AFC Union Office, situated at 68 the EUHC Ill 2-3 Dunfermline Those who dislike standing in Pleasance. where application Carnegie Ton-up the cold might be interested to forms can be collected. Stand and lnverleith 2-2 EUHC IV know that the Rugby Club still has Enclosure tickets are available to some Stand and Enclosure tickets all students, members of staff. and FOOTBALL remaining · for the following Pavilion Association who join the Murrayfield Internationals: Rugby Club as non-playing lnveleith 2-2 EU Colts Scotland v. Australia, Sat 19th Dec members. 1981 R. Auckland ]Medics pattern , and the University managed to wrangle eight points RUGBY League table after games on from their opponents for the loss 18th November of th~ set. Medics notched up the highest So a 3-0 defeat was sustained, known score in Intra-Mural Rugby P W D L F A Pts but the University need not be when they beat Porkers 105-3 at Medics 4 3 0 1 163 16 6 entirely discouraged by 1he Canal Field on 18th November. Agrics A 3 3 0 0 67 7 6 The Volley scoreline, nor the manner in which Porkers, however, were not too Lawsoc 4 3 O 1 86 40 6 they played. disappointed, as their drop-goal Comsoc 2 2 0 0 28 10 4 On Sunday, the University was their first ever score in Intra Agrics B 2 2 0 0 19 10 4 qualified as group leaders of Pool Mural Rugby. Eng. Fr's 3 1 0 2 52 38 2 Saturday saw the University The Ur.iversity took the first A for the semi-finals of the SU 1 Ian Corry, Medics captain, was Cun. Lin. 4 1 0 3 58 48 2 play host to the cup holders point of the first set, but thereafter championship. Highlight of the ' top scorer, w ith 1 try, 14 Nap. Col. 2 1 O 1 28 57 2 Murray International Metals, in the they succumbed to strong serving afternoon was an exciting 3-2 conversions and a penalty. Peter New Col. 1 0 0 1 0 46 0 second round of the Royal Bank and attacking from MIM. First set victory over close rivals Glasgow Copp,_i~spired by his g irlfriend, Baird 3 O O 3 10 87 O National Cup. They are the current 1-15. University. Despite losing the first · ran in 7 lries to earn himself the W Porkers 3 0 0 3 3 145 0 leaders of the first division, having After competing well up to the set, Edinburgh pulled back into anchcir tie /or the week. at least six Scottish international- score of 6-6, the University had no the match. finally winning th e fifth ists, whereas the University are answer to M IM, who won the set set by the closest of margins. lying in the middle of the second without further loss of points. Se t scores: 4-15, 15-11 , 9-15, 15- division (east) . The third se t followed a similar 11, 15-13 HOCKEY . widely tipped to win, saw their squad of 15 stretched between two ...... simultaneous matches, in both cif Twelve tea;,,s of 11 entered for which they failed to score. The the tournament held on Sunday standard of hockey was much 15th November at Peffermill - alleviated for the umpires by the supposedly starting at 1 pm. glamorous presence of Comsoc·s ACCOMMODATION Unfortunately, the 'Future Prime Anna Prochaska, to whom we are Ministers' (President Dave Law's indebted. team ) and a combined Hockey Group C saw Agrics A living up UNIVERSITY HALLS Club team couldn't make it on the to their reputation as the most day (no explanation), and aggressive team present. Needing therefore a rapid reassessment of to score 4 against Grant, they AND HOUSES the competition was required. Play succeeded, despite the valiant began eyentually, with the 10 efforts of the Grant goal keeper, There are vacancies for both male and female students in shared teams divided into three groups. whose boyfriend gave va luable Group A - Baird House, Turner support from behind!!! rooms in University Student Houses at present and a very limited House, Fraser House, Dentals In the semi-finals, Comsoc beat number of vacancies in shared rooms in Mylne's Court. Grou B - Lee House, Agrics B, Fraser House and Oentals beat There may also be vacancies arising in Pollock Hall s between Grant House Agrics after a penalty shoot-out. Group C - Lawsoc, Agrics A, At this point, play was now and the end of term. Grant House. abandoned due to bad light. The Students interested in any of these vacancies should contact the The top two teams from Group A final was played on 22nd Student Accommodation Service as soon as possible. and the winners of Groups Band C November, over 25 minutes each NB. If you have applied for a place in a University Residence for would qualify for the semi-finals. way, and Comsoc beat Dentals 3- Group A. ably umpired by Watty 1. next term remember to confirm your application with the Student Jamieson, witnessed several l would like to thank all those Accommodation Service before the 4th December. fa scinating tussles with Turner participating for their competitive House secretly enlisting the help spirits, and Walter and Paul of an uniderr1:ified secretary without whom the tournament STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SERVICE organiser for the final game would have been 1mposs1ble. against Dentals, which they won 2- The next tournament will be on --- 0. Sunday 6th December. For more 30 BUCCLEUCH PLACE - 667 0151 Group B, managed by Paul detalls, phone or drop me a line. Maliphant, produced a crisis for Colin Abraham the Agrics who, having been Turner House 94 The Student 26 November 1981 Flying On A Wee Frees Are you a belly dancer? If so, then Mushroom Cloud your services are required for an Eastern extravaganza. Must The long nights are supply own costume Rates to be negotiated. Apply in person to 15 here again and the Raeburn Place, Stockbridge. The ability to work with camels would first frost has be an advantage, but is not essential. struck. You have Nud e model required for photographic work, experience is now missed the essential. Please apply to 12 Steel's Place. Morningside. mushroom season Get into the Christmas spirit ea rly! Help charities by coming on our for yet another sponsored pub crawl (fancy dress optional) on Thursday, 3rd year. December Sponsor forms and further details from Union shops, There are several types of themselves are illegal or not is the ESCA (42 The Pleasance) or tel psychoative mushrooms. The one heart of the problem. 229 2i24. I want to talk about is the "liberty " It is not for me to act as an ,_ cap··_ It is a small greenish arb1trerof what lhe public eat" said For Sale Orange Mini Clubman yellowish mushroom that is taller Judge Blomef1eld dismissing a estatl" M Reg . 52,000 miles only. j than it is wide. It has a dIstInct must1room prosecution. m 1976. Good condition, MOT until Nov. 82. Taxed until March 82. New nipple on the top and is very Mushroom defendants have been :' j' :I ~ I~- common, especially in Scotland. quoting his words ever since. I battery. and tyres. Bought last --1 march for £700, must se ll due to l ' I ' ' You find any patches of short believe it is now illegal to possess grass that hasn't been dug up for a "prepared" mushrooms. lack of grant, genuine bargain I ~_j few years and you ' ll find You are perfectly within your £500 ono. Phone Julie 226 6073. L J_I_I -Howu many_____ points _ can]_ you mushrooms. rights to eat mushrooms in a field. 11 London deems him a top DJ amass from the 20 posers below? In terms of effect, liberty caps But if you take them home you An Ego Trip: l am a fourth year (4,7) are generally categorised as breach the "democratic" laws of student who has never had her The points system is straight 12 The first hit from "Ghost In hallucinogens having the classic l this freedom loving stage. name in the papers. this is my last lorward - I hear the first clue, 2for The Machine" (9.3) lack of adictiveness and the deeply You may not realise this but 30 chance, so " Happy Christmas .. the second and so on through to 13 "" Don't Shut What Belongs To mental effect. A lot depends on or 40 years ago, no mushrooms Dorothy''" 20. The highest possible score is You!" - an earth-shattering dosage. grew in Britain. It has recently 210. 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