Leeds FRIDAY, 9th NOVEMBER, 1984 Laos UmyERsmr UNION O.G.M. Tuesday 15th Nov. StudentINDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA STUDENT NEWSPAPER — 1.00pm -Riley Smith Hall ■ ART ATTACK Student sculpture smashed by intruders RIGHT TAKES IR UNION OTES `A victory over extremism' was how new Publicity Secretary. Rosemary Powell, described her convinc- ing win in the first University Union elections this year. Moderate Tory, Rosemary thing for the people who have Powell, and Independent. welfare problems." Clare Whitely, were elected as Gavin Carter expressed his Publicity and Welfare Secre- disappointment but said that taries this week. Their sub- he was 'pleased that the stantial majorities have been Labour Club have been so Art objects were The works were from sented images of women. interpreted as giving a man- overwhelmingly defeated: date for moderation. Topping the poll in the elec- smashed and students' staff and students at the One, by student Steve But defeated Labour club tions for NUS Conference, work left strewn on the Poly Fine Art Department. Clarke, showed a cling candidate. Trevor Thorne, hit which were held simul- floor after a break in Some were to be submitted film wrapped woman's out at Rosemary for veiling taneously, was General for final degree exams. torso in a refridgerator her true politics; Secretary and Labour club at the Poly Gallery last which was surrounded by 'The other candidates did member Marcus Sheff. Com- Tuesday. not stand on a clear political menting on his success, he REPORT BY decaying and rotten fruit. platform as 1 did. The wet said: At least it shows that Eight ceramic sculp- Another was of a reclining Tories have done this time despite the disappointment of tures were wrecked after JONATHAN nude. and time again: Rosemary the non-sabbatical denim, intruders forced their way I oveli ti:sguiseal her true po.)1i- students still feel that the CALVERT tics and wasn't prepared to .Labour Club is the 4.miy poli- into the City Site Gallery Four people have been put tier views first.' tical organisatioin that is Iruly by smashing two plate Out of the twenty-two arrested and charged in flowevet, Rosemary Powell working for student's rights. glass windows early on works in the exhibition. connection with the inci- was 'delighted" with her win whilst bearing in mind the re- Tuesday morning. the ones wrecked repre- dent. saying; 'I see my election as a sponsibilities we carry to victory over extremism and members of the wider com- for the policy of students first. munity. The Union can rest 1 feel that I was elected to do a assured that it will be truly job and not rain my politics represented at the conference down the throats of unwilling and that we will vote for a students, as the left-wing better NUS." TORY'S LOAN VO1C candidate obviously intended Other candidates elected, in Polytechnic Cultural replace the present grants sys- Conservative Association note- to do.' order of popularity, were Affairs Secretary Stephen tem. He described students as paper, Avis said. "I do not wish Out of a total of 930 votes Rosemary Powell, Erica Wel- Tart of yet another public sec- to be part of an Executive com- cast (approximately 10% of lington, Marcus Killick, Bevo, Avis, has resigned follow- tor, parasitic, special interest mittee that prevents individual the electorate) Rosemary re- Ingram. Gavin Carter. ing a motion of no- group: Avis also argued that it members from expressing their cieved final vote of 477 heat- Miriam Gitlin., Adam Bowen confidence passed by the the Government is able to re- own opinions. 1 hope you treat ing her nearest rival Trevor and Frank Horvarth. Further Union Executive last week. coup a significant proportion of my successor better than you Thorne by 141 votes. results are not yet known. Tice motion was proposed af- its initial financial outlay, then have treated me." Clare Whitely won the post ter Avis. who is also the Leeds more college places would he Owing to impending NUS of Welfare Secretary with a Poly Chairman of Leeds Poly available than would otherwise conference elections the LPSU total vote of 421 which was Conservative Association, sent be the case: Exec. has been unable to final- 126 votes ahead of Tory candi- a letter to the Yorkshire Even- However when the no- ise a date for the election of a date Gavin Carter. She said confidence motion was discus- ing Post in which he advocated new Cultural Affairs Secretary. after her victory: "I hope that will be able to achieve sonic- a system of student loans to sed, it was decided that the Stephen Markey proposals suggested by Avis were 'against the policy of the Executive Committee as LPSU are totally against any form of student loans.' Said one Poly POLY POLLING Exec. member, "by writing this were elected to letter Steve Avis was affecting Two members of Executive and one ex-member the campaign against the loans attend Christmas NUS Conference. Bill Cooke. President of LPL" system." and fellow Executive member Tommy Hutchinson were both elected as delegates. Poly President Bide Cooke, , Steve Avis, who this week resigned his post as Cultural Affair! said "It was passed because Ex- lorlobirc ecutive find it hard to work with Secretary after a row over a letter he wrote to the him on things like grants." Evening Post, was elected as an observer. The no-confidence motion The other three delegates elected were Gamble, Rosenberg ,ind was passed with three absten- Cartmell and the other observer Deur]. tions. The total poll was 289 which is somewhat higher than turnouts in Handing in his letter of res- previous years. ignation written on Leeds Poly Deb Lyttleton

YOUR BODY, MIND BILLY PLUS COMPLETE GUIDE' AND FOOD BRAGGING WHAT'S ON TO LEEDS P.12 & 13 P.B & 9 - P.11 PAGE TWO FIREWORKS AT KITSON Introducing A.G.M. sparks off heated debate There were fireworks at cued when he reiterated Union funds. awareness and participation." last Thursday's Kitson Erskine's earlier comments. He Although the AGM attracted The 1984/85 Kitson Union Poly told Leeds Student: "The meet- a capacity attendance of 450. Executive consists of President. College Union AGM. when Tom Satterthwaite, Paul Myers vociferous heckling inter- ing developed into a heated de- the Kitson Union is still pla- bate between myself, John gued by the all-too-common (Vice-President with special re- Quorum rupted speeches advocat- Erskine and the floor. The mo- problem of student apathy. sponsiblity for full-time stu- ing continued NUS affili tion was eventually passed. but dents), Jonathon Sammon "Fin convinced that some Treasurer). Richard Dalton ations. it was a close-run. nail-biting students are not even aware of Secretary). Sean Goodyear The Exchanges were sparked off vote." the Union's existence," said second quorate OGM of the Assistant Secretary), Annette session kicked off with a motion when the ubiquitous John Motions were also passed to Tom Satterthwaite, "We have a 1 Lee (Entertainments Secret- concerning grants or rather the lark Erskine Area Convenor. set up student common rooms good sound base on which to ary), Gavin Taylor (Public Re- build. The Executive has dou- of them. Oddly enough the meeting pledged his support for the in the College's three annexes, la tions Officer) and Sally annual renewal of the Kitson and to provide sufficient funds bled in size, we have good faci- decided that grants were far too low Abbott (Science/Maths Repre- while Hall fees and refectory prices Union's NL?S membership. to sue ex-President Ian Green- lities and we're ticking over sentative). Union President. Tom Sat- berg. found guilty last Septem- financially. My priority for the were too high. A boycott of the terthwaite who was also haran- ber of embezzling L.5.000 from year is to increase student Dougie Thomson refectory was agreed in protest. Next the right wingers led by David Yellend (yell until he's blue in the face) attempted to press home GAY PROTEST AGAINST last months' OGM's defect of the striking miners lobby in a motion to ban miners collections from the Cinema REACTIONARY COUNCIL Union. words 'sexual Orientation' in its Their argument lost a little of its A demonstration protest- sending one coach and former impact when it was pointed out by President of Gay Sac, Graham equal opportunities policy. The ing against Rugby City councillors stated that they Bill Cooke that the offending CM- Moore commented: "It is very lectors were not actually in the Un- slashes Councils anti-gay policy is i mportant that as many people wanted to ban all gay people to take place tomorrow. ion building and so could not be as possible go on this because from the Town Hall. moved anyway. This has been organised in this is the test case for the Councillor Needham is re- response to the council's policy whole country," ported to have declared all prices to positively discriminate The Council's policy has re- homosexuals to be "vile and against gay workers applying sulted in widespread conde- perverted people" and Council- for jobs there. mnation after the September lor Keith Judge said that by Leeds University are so far decision not to include the including the words 'sexual orientation': "we shall give the `A' LEVELS ALTERED people of Rugby the idea that this Council welcomes all New revamped A-Levels background of students coming queers and perverts." have been given the go- into the University although it People who want to go on the ahead by University Vice will he realised there will be a demo should meet on the Par- Half-price tickets for students Chancellors. resource problem and not all kinson steps at 8.00 a.m. Satur- are now available at the Odeon schools will be able to teach day. There will he delegations The scheme is designed to cinema in Leeds. AS-Levels immediately." from all over the country, Any student. on presentation broaden the A-Level curricu- of their Union Card. can enter lum by introducing A-Levels. Julie Smith Zoe Smith the cinema for only £1.30 on worth approximately half an A- Monday to Thursday, and lor Level. 40 on Friday. Saiurday and This Government inspired ONE WORLD ACTION Sunday. This makes the Odeon idea is now hacked by a report the cheapest cinema in Leeds by the Standing Conference on University Union's One World Group disrupted a for students. University Entrance. It hopes careers information session last Thursday evening. However, not to be put off by Reductions are also being that this will help the reduction The talk organised by the careers service and entitled 'Working such a piffling technology the argu- made to student prices at the of over-specialisation at A- with Computers' had speakers from Hepworths and Gibbs, a ments raged on and on over where Cottage Road cinema. Union Level. Unilever subsidiary. the money was going to, how much, Card will entitle students to one Two A-Levels will still be The One World Group (formerly Third World First) distributed and why couldn't the miners eat of the better seats tOr needed to gain a University leaflets accusing Unilever of exploitation in Third World countries coke? Tempers frayed, and things began to look ugly, particularly instead of £1.60. place but it V. ill he possible to and of 'providing economic support for the apartheid regime in Both offers have no strings take two AS-Levels instead of a South Africa.' when a striking miners wife took the spotlight. attached: they apply to any him third A-Level. Members of the group then tried to force a discussion on A succession of at any rime. This means that The report points out that the Unilever's Third World policies. When told that this should wait strike supporters such prestige productions as and a miner spoke eloquently and • place of the new examination until after the meeting, about fifteen members of the group walked '198-1' and 1hostbusters can out. inferminably about the strike and will depend upon the intellec- especially about starving children in be seen at the Odeon before tual level established at the out- As Richard Siddall, director of the service pointed out, "The Christmas for half price. speakers were not representatives of their companies but were the pit villages. set; "The new examination The upshot of all this was that the The ABC cinema on Vicar should he of an exciting stan- here to talk about computers." Lane is unlikett to follow the Peter Whateley one of the protestors said that "the protest was motion was defeated in a left-wing dard and we therefore see the backlash that led to a reversal of the Odeon's move. It already orkrs relationship to A-Level stan- not intended to he disruptive but to make students aware of a student rate on selected films, exploitation." OGM's overwhelming rejection of dard as one of the essential support for the miners strike. Con- bur they are uncertain about features." There were mixed reactions to the interruption, some students fused? The Tory delegation looked the profitability of extending Leeds University Vice Chan- being 'disgusted' and others who were grateful to the One World though they'd been kicked in the the scheme. much as they cellor. Sir Edward Parkes com- Group for pointing out details of Unilever's affairs abroad. as would like (0 do so. Nacods. mented: "I agree with the de- Chris Jones sire to widen the educational 1Christopher Nye

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# _ Or srl.dr.entrS ToRi4 tie rk.:61(.4-6; rite DEC-451cfS .44 Ewa.) +rovve peN CuM11,4_.10> PAGE THREE COUNCIL DAY of ACTION WINTER The day of action against sponse to the Queen's speech the miners' presence at the day the proposed abolition of the day before in which it was of action said: "Miners must EFFECTS the Metropolitan County announced that the Govern- realise that opposing a Gov- Councils in Leeds City ment is to introduce a bill to ernment is difficult, and that abolish the Metropolitan means collective opposition is centre on Wednesday, County Councils and the GLC. the only way to bring about OF was hailed a success by A march through Leeds City change. That is why we are West Yorkshire MCC Centre and a rally at the here today to support the leader, John Gunnell: "It Queen's Hall, was conducted WYCC." BOMB in a carnival like atmosphere. Under the banner of was an important start, Buses (a significant symbol in alerting the public of West 'Staying Alive in '85' John A leading University scien- the Metropolitan County's Gunnell opened the speeches tist has attacked the Gov- Yorkshire to the amenities fight with the Government) to the estimated 1,000-strong we provide," he said. were garlanded with slogans - rally in the Queen's Hall. ernment for its refusal to The day of action was called 'Survive into '85' and 'Keep which marked the end of the look into the effects of nuc- for by the Joint Trade Union this bus on the road' and floats march: "The Government can- lear war. Committee as an early re- sponsored by the Unions not trust the ballot box," he Speaking at a meeting at Kit- directly involved with the said, adding, "the politics of son College on Tuesday which County Council services, high- fear are leading to the cancella- Metropolitan Counties with examined the potentially lighted their fears for a future tion of ballot box accountabil- apocalyptic effect of a Nuclear deterioration of services with the Government is to preserve ity." democracy. Winter, John Baruch. a physi- their abolition. As well as this Jack Taylor. President of the Fatchett argued that the cist at the University. claimed it there was the reggae band 'Jab Yorkshire NUM, then spoke - Government supports ballots was a "gross dereliction of Jab transported through the to enthusiastic applause, and only when they are assured of duty" on the Government's be- streets singing of the threat of pledged the support of the half to ignore the research unemployment. the result. but since the recent miners saying: "We are willing NACOD's ballot turned out already being done into the George Mudie, Leader of to be part of anything that badly for them "they arc fright- effects of the Nuclear Winter Leeds City Council, which will helps the workers in their ened of the result" should the with funding from the Amer- assume some of the powers of struggle against the Establish- 18 million people under the ican Government. the present West Yorkshire ment." and Derek Fatchett, MCC's and the GLC be bal- The two main speakers, pre- County Council, said: "The MP for Leeds Central. the last loted on the question of aboli- sently on a tour of eleven Brit- district council is pledging its main speaker, broadened the tion. ish cities, are American Senior solidarity with WYCC in the context of the action claiming Research Scientists and were fight against the Government" that the battle of both the Ian Dacre both involved in the recent Jack Taylor. commenting on Labour movement and the Adrian Carroll Washington Conference. Dr. Richard Turco, Editor of the Journal of Geographical NO CONFIDENCE Research. claimed recent American research into the N.U.S. AWARDS IN `LIBERAL' TORIES atmospheric consequences of `Leeds Student' had to be content with fourth place in The split in LUU Con- parties," explained Michael an 'all out exchange' suggests `The Guardian' NUS award for best College Paper servative Association Simmonds, General Secretary that the density of smoke in the 1984. of LUUCA. "Conservatism atmosphere could be increased deepened this week with was not pushed in the Tory a thousand-fold. This, he said. The winners this year were Stop Press from Cambridge Uni- three committee members Welfare and Publicity Sec would invert the 'greenhouse' versity with Mancunion as runners-up. being threatened with a campaigns." effect of the earth's atmosphere Among the categories the winners were Sarah Green from Stop vote of no-confidence after However, Marcus Killick, and lead to drastic reductions in Press for best student journalist, Sheffield City Press for best LUUCA Chairperson, found temperature on the earth's sur- graphics and Isis from Oxford University won the award for best handing out pro-Liberal the action "disgusting". "We do face. This could cause freezin,g, magazine. Party leaflets. not tell people who to vote for he added. in localised areas in The competition is run by the Guardian and the NUS jointly Committee members Ian Gil- or not. We make no require- as little as two days. with prizes such as £1,300 for the best newspaper. The editor of librand, Grant Mercer, and ments for committee members Dr. Anne Ehrlich, Senior the Guardian, Peter Preston gave out the prizes, with letters of Michael Simmonds were forced to canvass for elections - but Research Associate in biology comment from the panel of judges. to apologise to the Conserva- they do not canvass for other at Stamford University, empha- The comments given to Leeds Student included remarks that in tive Association meeting on parties." sised not only the massive drops the past it had been thoroughly professional but rather dull, and Monday and gave assurances Marcus added that if such in temperature but the darkness that recently it had come to life. Johnny Calvert, this year's editor that such action would not be action were repeated immedi- caused by great volumes of of Leeds Student commented: "Obviously I was disappointed not repeated_ ate resignation from LUUCA smoke in the upper atmosphere to win, but it still does mean that the Guardian considers us to be "In distributing the leaflets committee would be required. which together will have a dis- the fourth best newspaper in the country. Special thanks to we were opposing the Tory Ian. Michael and Grant re- asterous effect on the normal everybody who worked on last year's editions." campaign, nut supporting other fused to explain further how food chains. Added to all this Deb Lyttelton distributing Liberal leaflets would he the destruction of the promoted Conservatism more ozone layer doubling the levels than supporting Tory candi- of ultra-violet light reaching the dates. earth. causint not only skin Tory Publicity Secretary cancer and bhndness but gene- candidate Rosemary Powell, tic damage as well. was not surprised by the lack of Dr. Turco added that further support from fellow Tories. research into the effects of the "It's a bit of a joke really. use of nuclear weapons would promoting Conservatism and never show a definite 'safe' voting Liberal! The whole thing threshold point but would only has backfired on them." make the gradual effects clear. Gill Webber Adrian Carroll National Student too expensive Leeds University students have been missing out on the free weekly edition of the National Student news- paper because the union refuses to pay delivery charges for the last two years. National Student charges £441 annual transport fees for the papers delivery. Union Council are currently deciding whether it is prepared to pay this. LUU President. Martin Glancy said that the idea of a national student newspaper was a good one but believes that it should not be charged for. He remarked that although the delivery charge is only a small amount. the Executive objects to paying for it on top of the £46,000 the NUS already receives from LUU annually. The paper is run by NUS Marketing MAX SAYS: "LEEDS STUDENT IS A section. "National Student newspaper should have the funds to run TOTALLY VOLUNTARY itself, including delivery. Surely advertising rates could he increased to cover transport costs'?" ORGANISATION!" Two thousand Freshers editions of National Student arrived at the university. four weeks late and without having been If you want to volunteer to help with ordered. They were sent. back and no subsequent editions have been deli% ered. Jim Millar. Vice President of the Poly Union affirmed that the P01% is receivinti, National Student even though students ADVERTISING don't seem interested in it and the Union is prepared to pa} the cost of delivery. howevel much it is. Then come to our Office in the University Union on University Union Council will he deciding soon upon the TUESDAY, 13th NOVEMBER at 4.00pm future subscription to N'xional Student. Joanna Walters PAGE FOUR

THE EDITOR. LEEDS STUDENT, LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION, P.O. BOX 157, LEEDS LS1 1UH (All Contributions must Os nsceiyed by tM Tuesday beton publication) The Edda, ',Sofres the ),phi to ethr reitrirs 'SLAGGING' roo.tons of spare af otherwisr Dear Editor, formance is quite sad, but falls Music Editor that he should he Anything Susan Williams can in line (as all budding music the lucky young bard to review LETTERS to the do, Gordon Taylor can do, only journalists appear to do) with the ideologically correct, hip, not quite so eloquently. I am of the `build 'em up, and knock hip, hip, N.M.E. laves 'THE course referring to his 'review' 'em down' syndrome characte- REDSKINS'. Chris Dean/X EDITOR (1 use the term quite loosely) of rised by the established music Moore and all. Well, Gordon, Spear of Destiny's appearance press. Leeds Student tickets are on at the Poly, or was he reviewing Kirk Brandon is an ideal ex- sale at Info Point - price £2.50, Swells York Festival review. ample. Early days - The Pack - that is unless you've written the Sorry, I'm forgetting the real goodpress material - Theatre of review already.' purpose of Leeds Student - jobs Hate - Kirk is God - Spear of Andy Winkett for the 'boys'. How can Gordon Destiny - Stop Press, Kirk is a Taylor possibly be taken fascist! Is Kirk a Fascist? Just in Vice President L.P.S.U. seriously as a music journalist case we'll slag him off and he'll In reply to the points raised in without the mandatory 'slag- go away. Despite constant had Ethiopia this fetter. ging' of Kirk Brandon in his press for over a year and spe- Jobs for the 'boys' portfolio. Its a shame he culative, unsubstantiated claims Dear Editor, Student last week, he claims Sexism is so unbecoming in a As one of the people who was that the Conservatives 'run stu- couldn't have 'reviewed' Elvis of fascism (and by the way I'm a Union officer. Also, may I involved in the debate on dent unions for the benefit of the 'live performer without equal' Labour voter) Kirk is still here. point out that over twenty re- Costello, I'm sure Neil Spencer The gig at the Poly sold out Ethiopia in last week's OGM, students and not just political viewers and photographers we wish to comment on the mo- hacks'. would gladly welcome him onto three days before the event be- have had work published on the the staff of N.M.E. with re- cause of 'hip cats' like you Gor- tion proposed by Marcus Killick However the contempt shown music pages this term. This by those Tories collecting for the views like that under his belt. don, no doubt there's a dusty means that there have been which was passed, to quote, as being 'of an essentially unpoli- Ethiopian Famine Appeal to- Gordon Tayor's literary per- copy of Westworld in your col- four different contributors to wards those collecting for the lection somewhere, along with these pages each week. not just tical nature.' miners, expose their Joy Division and New Order... Gordon Taylor. It is clear, looking at the poli- motion as a weak attempt to show a caring `hip fascists?' Gordon Taylor's Literary Per- tical and economic background Conservative face. It also de- Whatever talent/appeal/ formance in Ethiopia, that the famine is a Council charisma Kirk Brandon had in You see this as 'quite sad' be- result of both external interfer- tracts from the main issue • that his 'trendy and hip' N.M.E. cause of your own musical pre- ence in supporting repressive of exploitation of workers days. it appears from the re- judice towards hands that you governments (including Britain) whether in Ethiopia or Britain, saga sponse at the gig that its still have booked to appear at the and the failure of the UN to in the fields or down the mines: there, and that in my opinion is Poly. This prejudice also ex- attempt a peaceful solution to in other words, political hack- what counts. plains the lack of variety of the civil war, er): or opportunism. Why did Gordon Taylor, bands hooked. In addition, the way the im- continues with his obviously preconceived The omission of these consid- age of Ethiopians is perpetrated You seem to have an obsession erations is a political decision, and plagiarized views, bother with the NME. as helpless and pathetic by the Dear Editor, going to the gig, or did he. well especially in the light of the fact tin-shaking method of collec- I would like to make a pub- Try reading a wider spectrum of that the Tory Government's it was free after all and what the music press. There's more tions, is racist. lic comment about the res- else is there to do on a Thurs- contribution to aid has not only Yours, ignation from Union Council to life than the Spear of Des- been the best for years but it is day night in Leeds, besides tiny. Alison Pilling of four Conservative mem- reading back copies of N.M.E. solely geared to increasing Bri- bers. I dare say Gordon's next step is Chris Pearson tain's export markets. Cluny MacPherson Chris Brooks said that be- to persuade Leeds Student's Music Editor In Marcus's letter to Leeds Sarah Hills cause he was coerced into joining a students union, he sees no reason why he should be involved in its bureaucra- PROFESSIONAL cy. No one forced him to stand for Union Council and in any event isn't involve- CONSERVATIVE Dear Editor, ment in OGM's involvement . MEDIA BIAS in Union bureaucracy. The I concede to Guy Roberts that I rilaN wc:II an amateur Dear Editor. grounds. American Liberalism resignations will not help the socialist'. However if the oh so sophisiteated analysis displayed b∎ The media has criticised Mr. is still alive. What about Bri- cause of a voluntary Student Guy is professionalism from the Tory side then God help us all. I Scargill for not publicly de- tain? Unions, only the cause of the certainly would not spare a penny for Guy Roberts thoughts. nouncing the striking miner's Labour club. I will be very flattered to be made 'prick of the month' by the violence. Is there not a case for Ian Cherrington I am a student first and a neanderthal Tories who run the Federation of Conservative stu- the Prime Minister denouncing Conservative second and dents and produce Campus. With enemies like this I need no Police violence too? proud of being both. I see no friends in my attempts to build an ultra-hip left street cred. Tempers have flared on the dishonesty in students stand- I have kept this letter short in the hope that Poly Tories feel able picket lines to such an extent. ing on students issues, since it enough to re ply themselves instead of getting the big boys from the that a measure of systematic Fed Up is these on which elections senior school to sort any trouble for them. violence has been perpetrated are decided. LUU has no Yours.. by both sides. Though the power to abolish the (LC, Bill Cook LPU President Police are the much more disci- therefore to use student un- plined group in a very trying with ion elections to put across situation, thuggery by a miner political issues merely makes or policeman should be conde- us follow the left into the Why I Resigned mned. graveyard. Mr. Scargill has neither con- Tory Mr. Brooks states that the Dear Editor, vote Ivy I1-1 with 3 abstentions. doned nor denounced miner's Conservatives' opposition on For the benefit of anyone and therefore had no realistic violence in public. the 'Henry UC has been feeble. U it were who may be interested, I option but to resign. V111' media has condemned not for the Conservatives on thought I'd explain why I am no I think it is important that this Thomas More for not de- UC then the left would not nouncing such violence. No Troubles longer Cultural Affairs Secret- students at the Poly realise who only invite people like Gerry ary on the Poly student union is running their Union - a group wonder he castigates media Adams but they would give executive. of people, led by the Presi- representatives for the media them free accommodation in Dear Editor, On Friday 27th. I had a letter dents, who prevent political bias. 1 am getting a bit fed up of the union. This would furth- Objectivity in the media? published in the Yorkshire opposites from expressing indi- reading about splits in the er alienate the public from Think for yourself! Would this Evening Post on the subject of vidual opinions. So much for Tories between Libertarians the students. letter he printed in The Times? student grants/loans. On the student union democracy. and so-called moderates and The first duty of all Con- Ask Rupert Murdoch-. It is following Monday, the Poly Ex- Now you're in the picture. wets. servatives must be to gain a some relief that Murdoch's ecutive passed a motion of no- Yours. Let's get something straight. majority on tIC. I am all in attempt to take over the Amer- confidence in me. proposed by The moderatesiwets in FCSI favour of putting across a Stephen Avis ican media giant Warner Bill Cooke. simply because it LUU Tories are not similar to political message but it Brothers is being opposed in disagreed with the opinion ex- Ex-Poly Cultural Affairs the national wet Tories. They should be restricted to pressed in my letter. 1 lost the Secretary. the American courts on moral OGM's. really should be called 'party' I would like to say how faction, as in general, they sup- amazed I am that members port the more authoritarian of the Conservative commit- Brittan/Lawson wing of the tee have been caught distri- Conservative party and have more in common with the vast buting leaflets on behalf of 'STORM' IN A TEACUP .

opposing candidates. To sug- Dear Editor, this in a peaceful manner, al students can be fairly repre- majority of Conservative party gest that our two candidates After reading the article 'Un- although a lively discussion did sented, and kept informed on members. The Libertarians are not Tories is a grotesque ion Council Stormed' on page develop once we were there. To what MSRC is doing for them. emphasise 'freedom' and are slur. They have worked hard three of last week's Leeds Stu- accuse us of storming the meet- usually seen as being far more dent, I feel that I must clarify ing suggests some violence was extreme. However the Liberta- to secure their election. I resent the fact the situation as far as medics are involved and it is a blatant dis- that Leeds rians sometimes have far more If they are accused of com- Student implied we were caus- concerned. tortion of the facts. of a social conscience than their promising Conservatism, ing trouble when we were mere- We had been led to believe I would like to say that the party faction opponents. why do these people dish out ly taking an interest in Union that UC would be discussing the budget MSRC applied for is not Nevertheless, it is hard to see leaflets on behalf of that well affairs and illustrating that stu- MSRC budget at their meeting, solely a sports budget despite us any party 'moderates' in a party known bastion of Conservat- dent apathy is not endemic. and several medics, myself supporting four medics and de- run by Margaret Thatcher. ism, the liberal Party. Yours sincerely, Yours Sincerely, among them, had decided to ntists sports clubs. It is also an Yours faithfully, attend the UC meeting to show administrative budget in order Alison Attwood Bevis Ingram Robert Winfield. support for out budget. We did that over seven hundred medic- MSRC President PAGE FIVE POLY GRUB SNUB DAY The boycott of Leeds Polytechnic Refectory was every successful' said Union President, Bill Cooke. The boycott, which took even. place last Monday, was orga- About fifteen volunteers nised on a nationwide basis by I would like to state that there is worked on a rota basis to pre- the National Union of Stu- pare no truth in the allegations that and serve food for the dents. The aim was to protest extra customers in the Union Guy Roberts is a CIA agent. against the college catering ser- bars. Bill Cooke said that bars Nor is there any truth whatsoev- vices in art attempt to improve had been 'four or five times er that he has been standing in both the prices and the quality busier than usual'. for our friend Ronny in the elec- of the food. Polytechnic catering officer, tions across the water. In order to provide students Mr. James Pollard said that In fact there is absolutely no with their daily sustenance, Monday's action had caused 'a truth at all in the statement that stocks of sandwiches, apple 5.0% loss of lunchtime sales'. Guy 'Uncle Sam' Roberts stole pies, tea and coffee, were all But he thought that there offered at the subsidised price his American flag from the would be 'no long term effect of 10p. As a result of massive unless another boycott'. Greenham Common Airbase. bulk buying. it is hoped that the When asked about refectory Actually there is no truth that • Coo e dis es out c cap laird Union will just about break prices, Mr. Pollard said, "Prices Guy Roberts. arc lower than the City of Who will be elected for CND Leeds and for that reason stu- conference? This is the burning Try Cheap Chop Suey! dents are recommended to eat question that ran around to- here". day's OGM. Will it be National This week's recipe for Mix two tablespoons of soy ched almonds. Stir until the mix- The protest did not. howev- CND members such as Marcus Chop Suey is the last of sauce with three teaspoons of ture thickens. Season with salt, er, spread to the University. LUU General Secretary, Mar- 'Multilateral' Killick, Guy 'Un- our cheap, easy, versa- cornflour (ordinary flour will do pepper and sugar to taste. cle Sam/Ronny' Roberts or will if you have none) and 3/4 pint of (Sauce for 3-4). cus Shelf hit out at the NUS tile meals. Next week saying that "too short notice all the other unsuspecting CND water in advance. Ten minutes we will be looking at before the meal is to be served CONTENTS was given to organise an effec- delegates have to be content alternative food. heat two tablespoons of oil in a 2 tbsp soya sauce tive campaign". with mere figures such as Bill wide saucepan. With the heat on 3 tsp cornflour But he added that he did 'I'm no star' Nairn? CHOP SUEY high throw in vegetables with .3/4 pint of water support the boycott and would The left seemed to be in some Once again numerous veget- two cloves of crushed garlic and 2 tbsp oil approve of any similar action disarray this week. Two ex- ables can be cooked this way. To a piece of stern ginger. Stir fry 2 cloves crushed garlic taken against University cater- planations appear possible. prepare the vegetables cut them for three minutes without 1 piece of stem ginger ing services, First, lefties aren't quite as good into slices or shred them . Bacon browning, then add the corn- 1 handful beansprouts Stephen Markey as Tories are at sorting out the cut into small slices and pre- flour solution, a handful of 6oz blanched almonds reams of amendment sheets, or cooked can also be used. beansprouts and 6or of blan- salt, pepper and sugar they were too upset at the sight of Seth Harman in crutches, to do anything well. Despite their TAKEN FOR GRANTED confusion, the Tories still didn't manage to get their amendment Feelings run extremely high concerning the Student passed, although it should be Grant. Last week we reported on the Governments pointed out that neither did Seth proposed abolition of the minimum grant. There is get his main motion through, presently much discussion about introducing a student after John 'Excuse me, while I loan system, thereby doing away with grants altogether. stand for election' Erskine had 'Leeds Student' conducted a poll to see what YOU in his usual way swayed the day think. with mutterings about sectar- ianism. Dave Costello. a fourth-year A little point for future refer- French/German student, be- lieved that parents who could ence. The plethora of amend- • kare,, SArah caoch RobrgsOn ments around on the issue of afford to pal. the test of the grant if they were on minimum smoking appears to contain a should therefore have to pay all very devious ploy by the Tories. with the abolition of the mini- the grant. He said that theoreti- mum grant. One of their amendments in- cally a pure loan system was "Parents should not he ex- cludes in it's resolves that smok- right but in practice he thought pected to finance their children ing should be banned from the it was unlikely to happen. any further in life". right (i.e. lefties ) side of the Pino Risotto, a second-year "Disgrace" was the way hall. Do the Tories believe we Language student disagreed Sarah Carroll, second-year wonder that the bronchial crav- totally with the abolition of the student, and subsequent ings of the left will be so bad minimum grant. 'Education is a contributors described the that OGM's will be left solely to right', Pino's feelings was that a abolition of the minimum the devices of the Right? It loan scheme was morally right grant. "A loan system would but 'Can we expect a job after deter students from corning to would seem that some kind of graduating to pay if off?' takeover bid of the other side of college because of financial Although he did agree to a loan worry that would endure after a the hall by the Left will be in scheme being preferable to degree. - order if this insidious amend- parental contribution. they would he paying back the Sociology/Politics student loans for the rest of their lives". ment creeps through. First-year Textile student John Gilson, didn't care She believes that there should You have been warned. Karen Robinson also disagreed whether the minimum grant be a full mandatory non means was abolished but he believed: tested grant for everyone. (The "This is the first stage in the present grant system is means complete abolition of the stu- tested). JUMBO RECORD dent grant system". First-year. Lynn Miller. was. "The loans system is absolute like Erica. against abolishing rubbish as lots of students won't minimum grant. She believed in COMPETITION get jobs". They will not be able having the present system up- to pay back the loan. graded - having a realistic Erica Wellington. History amount of help and also having and Theology student. also con- a loan system because some pa- .4itt sidered the abolition of mini- rents don't give their contribu- mum grants to be disgusting. tion", "The working class student will be unable to come to college as Neville Bissett RECORDS 102 MERRION CENTRE LEEDS LS2 8PJ TEL:(0532)455570

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COMPANY OF WOLVES Odeon The Company of Wolves explore the fairytale dream world of an adolescent girl who appears to have a fascination for wolves, in particular werewolves. This provides an opportunity for some incredible special effects in the transformation scenes. These were created by THE CARRIER FRE- stand on scaffolding stilts in Christopher Tucker who has an impressive list of previous QUENCY a pool of water. Above this film credits including 'The Elephant Man', 'Reds' and 'Heat mpact Theatre Com- hangs a pair of public and Dust'. I announcement loudspeak- Angela Carter wrote the screenplay, adapting her short pany ers. The play was not set in story of the same name and purely in terms of visual effects Ralph Thoresby Com- any particular time or place, the transference from paper to screen works very well. munity Centre echoes of a post-holocaust However, the film seemed to need the coherence imparted by Only when the house lights world pervaded the Russell a more continuous plot. As it is we are presented by a series came on did the audience at Hobain dialogue and yet it of fairytale episodes, linked more by themes and symbols Ralph Thoresby Community was not just another 'survi- than by storyline. These are all concerned with the Theatre decide to applaud. vors' play. approaching womanhood of Rosaleen, played very capably Perhaps convention rather Not about anything, and at by fourteen year old Sarah Patterson. than appreciation prompted the same time everything, Fairytales have always had an undercurrent of sexuality their half-hearted response. the play examined man's and in the Company of Wolves, Red Ridinghood is reworked 'Impact's' new production condition, man's relation in with sexuality as a far more prominent theme. Rosaleen's red continues the company's the technological nightmare knitted cloak is burned on her grandmother's fire immediate- search and aim for a form of world that he struggles to ly before her first close encounters with a werewolf. Rosa- 'pure' theatre. Narrative in control. Everything breaks leen's grandmother has a thing about men whose eyebrows the conventional sense of the down, language, understand- meet in the middle but she seems to very lightly sweep this word does not exist, charac- ing and finally mankind itself advice to one side. terisation is minimal and the is reduced to a grotesque Grandmother is a fund of useful information but the charac- 'plot' nonexistent. gesticulating puppet repeat- ter is deeper than that fuelling Rosaleen's interest in wolves This uncompromising ing and repeating set ges- with her stories of weird and wonderful happenings under a approach leaves the audi- tures, and actions. full moon. In her, reality and fantasy merge as they later do ence with few points of refer- The jargon and pat moral with the real and fairytale forests and at the end we do not ence to grab. Instead one is conclusions of criticism are know if Rosaleen will wake up in the real world because her presented with a series of im- inadequate to cope with what dream-self has gone to enjoy the 'Company of Wolves'. ages, metaphors for man's 'Impact' did. Instead one is We are made to view werewolves in a more sympathetic condition. It is therefore the left with images, perverse, light and to feel again some of the anguish of growing up subject, the obsession of frantic struggling images of presented in the film in very graphic terms. their work that determines man living death. All the time In case we missed what the idea was, a white rose is seen the nature of their approach, in the middle of this stands a to turn red and heron eggs crack to reveal small babies. It is and not an intentional ambi- table; an altar, cross, operat- attractive to sink into the fairytale world but the special effects guty.i ing theatre, bomb shelter - all needed more than just thematic and symbolic coherence. The play evolved around rafts for man to cling to in the As a product of British cinema though, we should support it an impressive set, and yet delusion that things will get and it is an interesting and entertaining film with hidden even this was minimal in better, as the water around depths. comparison with previous his feet rises. Norman Barry I mpact shows. Two 'islands' Carl Hindmarks

THE BOSTONIANS way towards explaining the sa Redgrave) whose motives sophical judgement. Every to almost a comic-book or staleness of 'The Bosto- for winning the girl's affec- time we see her, Olive is an Mills and Boon level. But to Odeon nians', taken from the novel tions seem more passionate anxious, earnest, suffering be fair on the writer, I think a The intellectual subtleties of the same name. The script than pure idealism could woman with an apparently lot of the film's weaknesses of Henry James do not al- is not concerned with some account for. Her rival suitor is deep commitment to such are down to the thoroughly ways translate well into sentimental dilution of the one Basil Ransom (Christ- empty phrases as 'our work' mediocre acting by the three films, which may go some original, but goes straight for opher Reeve), the kind of and 'our cause' Every time principal players. Madeleine the cerebal meat of the story. handsome and charming we see him, Basil is a hulking Potter seems to have as little Commendable enough, but Southern gentleman you threat to women every- interest in the outcome of unfortunately, not entirely wouldn't trust your granny's where, heatedly opposed to the emotional tug-of-war as successful. life savings with if you had votes for women while being the audience no doubt has. The action takes place in any sense. Verena is manipu- apparently irresistable to the If you do go to see 'The Boston (funnily enough) in lated, with varying degrees fairer sex. The choice that Bostonians', forget about the the 1870s. Madeleine Potter of honesty and guile, by both Verena has to make is odious main characters and their plays Verena, a faith-healer's sides, until eventually some either way the over- tireless bickering. Concen- daughter whose charismatic kind of choice for either or wrought pettings of a closet trate instead on the wealth powers of public speaking neither of them seem inevit- lesbian or the macho protec- of visual detail (one thing t.A01 are much sought after by the able. tions of a male chauvinist. Merchant-Ivory are invari- dr Women's Movement. This is That may sound like a It's a shame, really, be- ably good at) Moreover, represented by Olive (Vanes- gross simplification of a cause Ruth Prawer Jhahvaia, watch out for some excellent story which tries to portray a who scripted this film, dealt supporting performances, matter of some social and with the same theme of turn- particularly Jessica Tandy as personal delicacy, but to my of-the-century female libera- the Women's Movement's mind, the film lett little scope tion much more penetrating- maiden aunt figure, Miss or the niceties of philo- ly in the-brilliant 'Heat And Birdseye, and Linda Hunt a ere, in 'The Bosto- the genderless and free the same subject 'thinking Dr. Prance. Thes have been reduced two actresses, at least, have real screen presence. John Anthony Lake

PAGE SEVEN II Ipl 1!!!, 1 1 1 1'111 1 '111'111H 1'1 11 I STREET CRED ONCE UPON A TIME IN of four hours and a cast that The film is directed by Ser- AMERICA ABC includes Robert De Niro and gio Leone - the man who ori- James Woods. ginated the Spaghetti West- One of the mainstays of It is the story of David ern with 'The Good, The Bad, literacy fiction is the long, 'Noodles' Aaronson (De and The Ugly'. All of his epic novel - the story of pow- Niro), a New York gangster easily-recognised er, strength, and struggle trademarks are here. There is who learnt his trade on the throughout the life of the streets in a teenage gang - a lot of tension, alot of quiet hero. It has never been a mugging drunks and corn- argument, and a hell of a lot tremendously popular sub- mittin9 arson for a living. of violence. In fact, the vio- ject for feature films because Having grown to manhood lence is amongst the most of the problems of cramming in prison, he continues with brutal that I have seen in any all the detail into the stan- his criminal activities on pro- film. It comes along in un- dard two hours of screen fit made available by the pro- nerving spasms: just as you time (just look at what was hibition era. Still with the settle into watching the suc- missing from Polanski's members of his original cess of the gang by peaceful Tess). The genre has been gang, Noodles expands his means (whether it is with very much confined to trashy activities to brothel-keeping, their business dealings or mini-series on TV. protection, and 'pest exter- love lives), there is a shock- Hopefully, this should all mination'. ing sequence of brutality, be put in the shade by the His chief accomplice and rape, or murder. The device emergence of 'Once Upon A friend is Maxie. In this role, works very well to keep you Time In America', It is a James Woods firmly estab- bolt upright, and prevents movie of giant proportions, lishes himself as one of this very long film from flag- with a running time just short America's very best middle- ging. weight actors, alongside Although violence in films Martin Sheen and Robert is often condemned, 'Once Duvall. Maxie is just the Upon A Time In America' tiniest bit deranged, and his uses it to its credit - it is the ambitions soon outstretch violence that makes the film those of the only mildly as good as it is, setting every- homicidal Noodles. Thus, thing in the right atmos- THEBOOK BALLAD OF novel describes theEN substrata This is a sympathetic Noodles is led to question phere. TYPHOID MARY of poverty amongst the new account of a person who kil- the nature of friendship, Of course, the film must immigrants of America. Mary led a lot of people - it's hard have its bad points at such a J.F. Federspiel ambition, and what he really Mallon arrives, a survivor to know if the writer, a man, wants out of life. length but it's very hard to Translated by Joel Agee from a Typhoid-ridden ship, is in a position to judge her at The plot itself is not all that think of any worth moaning Andre Deutsch f6.95 bringing in her intestines the all. But then if she was guilty original; it is just a longer about right now. Perhaps the In America the roaring Nine- bacteria of Salmonella Typh- of anything, it was only a version of what has been ending is unclear, and ties were haunted by the fi- osa. She moves amongst the guilt of circumstances. If she done a thousand times be- perhaps the fast cutting be- gure of Typhoid Mary stalk- poor shacks, markets, groc- wasn't to starve she had to fore. But that really doesn't tween time periods doesn't ing the New York streets ery stores; where people work. matter in this case, because quite work, but this is a film bringing epidemic and death. froze to death sleeping on the The anarchist with whom very rarely is the story done that deserves to be seen. In the slums of Manhattan streets. she lived for much of her life with such thoroughness. It is 'One Upon A Time In Amer- she became an urban folk The poverty is degrading, writes that either every hu- nice to see something done ica' is a film in the classic myth, a gaunt cook doling women having to provide man being is guilty of what well, and 'Once Upon A Time mould, and it is a film with out disease from her ladle. sexual favours to gain or they do or 'everyone is inno- In America' is done very well balls. The Guiness Book of Re- keep jobs, children working cent despite everything they indeed. I.W. cords baldly notes that Mary ten hours a day for less than have done.' Mallon alias Typhoid Mary a pittance. When eventually the New caused nine epidemics. Cooking and cleaning for York Health Board discover LEAGUE Accepting that 'a certain rich people she infects ser- her, they have no choice but amount of truth will have to vants and employers alike to keep her in an institution be invented', J.F. Federspeil with typhoid, dispatching for the rest of her life. Cook- I NTRIGUE attempts in The Ballad of with rough proportionality ing, finally, only for herself. spiration they set about be- Typhoid Mary to discern a the households where she This is a simple book, easi- UP 'N' UNDER coming a formidable teem. Human being in the mists works. She is horrified by her ly read. A divertissement, but Creative Arts Theatre. The play was superbly pre- and phantasms of the past. arbitrary talent and can only one that leaves a lasting im- John Godber's hilarious new sented, despite the rather Quietly, unemotively, ably accept to serve up Death with pression. play, Up 'n' Under, was a sell cramped theatre. I particular- translated by Joel Agee, the bacon and beans stew. Martin Gilchrist out. It was presented by the ly enjoyed the match-day extra-curricular activities of 'em?) obviously (a) fails to new, but highly professional scene in which the schi- DEAR POPSY: Hull Truck Theatre Company COLLECTED himself and his friends, the realise that camp is easy to zophrenic actors, managed 'Brides of St. Clouds'. To take the piss out of, but diffi- currently on tour. to give the impression of two POSTCARDS OF A quote the publicity blurb cult to take the piss out of Set in Hull, the story is teams. PRIVATE SCHOOLBOY again, it is 'the funniest book well; and (b) is another bor- based on the events which I also thought that the TO HIS FATHER of the decade'. Such a gran- ing heterosexual male (I'd lead to the reshaping of the amusing action replays were diose claim is rather danger- rather have a Kit-Kat) aiming 'Wheatsheaf' Rugby Team an well executed. by E. Bishop-Potter ineffetive and apathetic Publishers: Andre ous, particularly in such a for cheap jollies (and In short I thoroughly en- case as this, where it is simp- money?) by committing bunch. They are approached joyed my evening at the Deutsch ly not true. 'Dear Popsy' more absurdly stereotypical by a new manager, played by theatre and would recom- 'Every now and then there stops being funny and starts preconceptions to paper. The an actor who is faintly re- mend the play to anyone in appears a lodestar in the being tiresome on the first most outrageous thing about miniscent of Brian Glover. need of a break from arduous galaxy of humorous litera- line of page one; it is an over- the whole book is the fact Unbeknown to them, he study - even non-rugby ture - a Really Funny Book: done, rehashed collection of that it took Mr. Potter ten has a bet placed with addicts! '1066 and All That'; 'The Di- another rather unscrupulous every lame, silly camp cliche years to write - the man must Janet Hainsworth ary of a Nobody'; 'The Secre- currently doing the rounds. have no shame whatsoever manager and under his in- ty Diary of Adrian Mole'. to let his publishers tell the And all the most painfully su- Here, we proudly and con- world THAT. Talking of perficial, gormless public- fidently announce, is the new which, the publishers (Andre LEEDS school ones are there, too - addition to the pantheon - Deutsch & Co.) can't exactly stern headmasters, bent cha- 'Dear Popsy: Collected Post- be the smartest in the busi- plains, rich parents, nasty PLAYHOUSE cards of a Private Schoolboy ness - dropping names like prefects, sugar daddies, bon- to his Father'.' Thus saith the Boy George and Marilyn in Calverley Street 442111 dege, S & M, flowers and bookjacket. The accompany- promotional material is tan- 118) rouge galore. The 'hero', Until 17 Nov AMARCORD ing publicity blurb alludes to tamount to letting the reader Feihrics portrait of the town Basil, sets off for a year at St. MASTERPIECES Monty Python, Brideshead, know that he or she is in for a Of Gorgo in 1935 A passionate plea against porno- Sat 10 Nov 11.15pm St. Trinians, Boy George, Clouds public school, where bad time if they try and read graphy by Sarah Daniels Marilyn and the fact that he makes friends with all the it; including it amongst com- 'Devastating a dazzling GALLIPOLI ( PG) other adolescent queens, and success' (Guardian) A recreation of the famous battle 'Camp is most definitely 'in". ic classics like 'The Secret Di- of World War I proceeds to get through Mon 'Tue 8pm. Wed-Sat 7 30pm Such a variety of (more or ary of Adrian Mole' is about Mat 3pm Sat 17 Nov Sun 11 Nov 7pm more money, beatings, burly less) flattering references as smart and delectable as Latecomers not admitted I NTOLERANCE IPG) does indeed reflect some of boyfriends, dresses and dropping a turd in a Tang STUDENTS ONLY £2.20! Made nearly 70 years ago. it the finer qualities of this book make-up than one could ever Dynasty teacup. Quite simp- remains one of the milestones or cinema Piano accompaniment - Hype and Overkill (to name hope for from a weekend trip Fri 9 & Sat 10 Nov • aftei the ly, 'Dear Popsy' is exactly one by Andrew Youdell to Amsterdam (dears). Yes, show a short film 'Give his A but two). hundred and ninety one ATTENTION ALL FOLKIESI 'Dear Popsy' contains the it's thoroughly yawnsome. pages of (cheaply scented) Smile and discussion - free• all welcome . PYEWACKETT will be playing postcards of a public school- The author, E. Bishop- shite. Music from the last 5 centuries boy to his father, in which he Potter, (another journalist FILM on Friday 16 Nov 11.15pm tells 'popsie' all about the turned 'artist' - dontcha love Dave Gleeson Fr; 9 Nov 11.16pm Students £2,00 PAGE EIGHT FEEDING PI \ot rangy The Facts are happy ANOREXIA NERVOSA Bulimia and Anorexia N Anorexia means lack of appetite. erything else apart from these. However, while the anorectic's Once the pounds are shed (this face value. These food appetite is usually normal, they is normally accompanied with result of deep-rooted en will deny themselves food in obsessive exercise), the mental with their order to become slim This con- illness sets in and weight loss is dition occurs predominately in pursued relentlessly to the point girls at the ratio of 9:1. In fact, of emaciation and, often, death. 1:250 girls are affected between Treating anorectics is difficult the ages of 12 and 18. because they become character- istically devious and refuse to weight. The condition rs known in young adolescent males, but realise their illness. They will de- usually occurs as a single epi- lude their parents about their pile& sode with full recovery after- eating habits by claiming to wards. It is often the case that have "eaten a large meal at lun- To be BULIMIA fat is Pharangitis. BULIMIA • • Esophag itis. REASONS • Gastritis. Tooth and Gum decay frorr abhorred It is significant that bulimia is • often found in intelligent girls; • Palpitation/Cardiac arrests this is because they are more from constant vomiting. likely to think deeply about issues that are worrying them • Bloody diarrhea from laxati by society; and become unhappy as a con- sequence. • Hypothermia due to profou It is also characteristic of • Blood cells destroyed - hem middle-class girls to 'bottle up' threat of infection. their emotions because of the to be restraints of their family back- • Irregular menstruation. ground. Consequently, their frustration is taken out on food. • Bruises/Laceration of knucl They binge and for a short ing). period manage to obscure their Hernias due to increased pi problem_ • thin is For example, just before her • Stretch marks due to weigl A-Levels my friend's father suf- . fered a nervous breakdown, she • Abnormal liver function coped with this by devoting her- • Metabolic disturbances, self to studying for her exams glamorised and by ignoring the family crisis. • Epileptic seizures. • Chronic hoarseness of the , the boy was overweight to begin chtime", and are therefore not EMOTIONAL with and saw the need to slim in hungry enough to eat dinner (or order to become accepted by his they may insist to 'eat' alone) by fashion. AND SEXUAL ANOREXIA veers. Consequently, it is difficult to FRUSTRATION • Emaciation - no muscle - nc identify the anorectic - for they Anorexia will also hide their emaciated I S TAKEN OUT • Vitamin deficiency. bodies with baggy clothes. ON FOOD • No resistance. Nervosa occurs The anorectic will delude her- But neither predominately self about her size. She will lock • No menstruation (resulting in the mirror and see fat despee favour of male hormones a in girls at the her thinness. She will be preoc- ratio of 9:1 cupied with certain parts of her Excellent results were the re- body hair). body such ac tire thighs, breasts ward but she still had not • Constipation. and hips and will care little about Is in accepted her father's illness. At It is a confusing time for facial appearance. Hospitalisa- • Body slowly dying from sta adolescents; not only do they University she discovered that have to come to terms with the tion is generally the only chance there was more to life than to save the anorectic, for it im changing state of their body, but studying and replaced academia plies self-realisation of the ill- it is also an impressionable time with a food obsession as the and the adolescent is suscepti the best means to ignore the problem of her father. ble to the stress the media Deviousness is a P \\\ places on the 'ideal' slim body Her diet was something she Adverts asking whether You characteristic could control herself whereas can pinch an inch' or those ex of the coming to terms with her father tholing the virtues of model-like interests of was something she could not figures are incentives to lose anorectic cope with. Coupled with a desire weight and are taken up by to attract a disinterested male adolescents unhappy with their ness and means she is unde she lost weight and maintained it own bodies. (Actually, only one constant medical attention. In by becoming bulimic. She third of anorectics are originally this case recovery is fairly rapid binged when she felt frustrated the body. (often sexually) by the boy's overweight, thus proving that because the patient wants to get thrs food disorder is more than better. However, there are pa- treatment of her and binged just the desire to be Con tients who totally reject treat- when she worried about her sequently, they diet in an ment. One girl who was under father. She finally came to terms attempt to reach their goal medical care was set weekly with her problems after discus- weight targets • the nurses were Is evo uton sing them with a bulimic friend oPQe One in 250 girls pleased to see that her weight and acquiring a sympathetic was steadily increasing but were boyfriend. are affected horrified to discover that she However, some emotional between the age had turned up the bottom of her problems are long-term and this vest and was filling it with sugar taking a is where the severe cases of buli- L of 12 to 18 to make it appear as though she mia nervosa occur with dire was putting on weight and re- medical effects. It is when eating habits be- sponding to treatment In cases One girl I know was forced to come obsessive that the danger leave her home town where she zone is had the security of an elder reached The anorectic The mortality downward becomes obsessed with calories brother and a boyfriend. On and will scour the packets for rate of anorexia moving to London she was information of fat content a forced to live with her mother friend of mine who had anorexia is between who hated her, and to cope with went as far as writing to the 14% and 21% the loneliness of not knowing manufacturers for calorie counts turn? anybody in the city. She has of all the food she allowed her- been bulimic for two years to self to eat. like these the anorectic may alleviate her insecurity and un- The anorectic allows herself to have to be force-fed, or may happiness. As a result of persis- eat 'favourite foods' which range even die. The mortality rate of tent vomiting she is rotting her from digestive biscuits to boiled anorexia nervosa is between 14 teeth, weakening her heart and eggs - she will deny herself ev and 21 percent . destroying her digestive system.

PAGE NINE HELEN SLINGSBY REPORTS ON THE FACTS, EFFECTS AND CAUSES OF \NOREXIA 1011IAS AND BULIMIA NERVOSA n our society fat The Facts iosa cannot be taken on BULIMIA NERVOSA orders are normally the Anorectics can also suffer from a tion of being over-futi. After ; disorder called bulimia nervosa. vomiting, however, there is a ional problems. means This means 'morbid hunger of deep sense of personal disgust. emotional origin'. but is a mis- Bulimia Nervosa is also found leading term because bulimia is as a separate entity and has rarely associated with the feel- been described as an efficient ings of hunger, This is particular- form of weight control. This failure, self ly the case with anorectics form of bulimia occurs in whose semi-starvation leaves middle-class girls who are sup• the body in a permanent state of posedly more aware of their im- 1 underactivity resulting in the col- age and who have already , t lapse of bodily functions, such reached their optimum weight E6bee 6 as the hunger mechanism. While by dieting, They discover that by indulgence, anorectics starve themselves binging and vomiting they can JERVOSA ANOREXIA lack of will REASONS power, fic vomit, Anorexia is often pursued by n heart under constant strain female adolescents as a means to reject womanhood and sex- uality. The anorectic feels con- buse. fused by the changing form of neurosis, her body and feels out of con- ?eight loss. trol. Her diet is the only thing she Auction in resistance - greater can control. Anorexia is a de- liberate attempt to prevent or delay growing up. As the anorectic diets she realises she ugliness. Fat can dictate her body form and in mouth to stimulate vomit- feels more secure. At the same time she is preventing her cur- vier womanly shape from de- ire during vomiting. veloping and feels less is such a Ictuation. threatened by her boyish form now that she has suppressed her growing sexuality. Menstruation is stopped be- cause nutrition deficiency and negative they also have moments of enjoy the food they deny them- the appeal of not having periods weakness when they 'binge' on selves without increasing their food that they have previously weight. By taking laxatives and denied themselves. This often vomiting, the food is not in the ANOREXIA IS A digestive system long enough DELIBERATE for it to turn to fat. Average NERVOSA thing that Bulimia is rarely vomiting is about two to three ATTEMPT TO associated with times a day, it can be much skin stretched over skeleton. more than this. PREVENT OR feelings of However, bulimia has serious DELAY even slip hunger medical implications caused by GROWING UP range of hormonal balance in Bulimia has is another part of rejecting has high calories and is fattening been described ence the growth of facial and adolescence. and sweet. Bulimics can. binge In real terms the anorectic is people non-stop for as long as two as an efficient slowly dying by self-inflicted hours and eat as much as £20 form of weight starvation. worth of food. The immense on. There is a feminist interpreta- guilt they felt after one of these control tion of the anorectic's assump- 'sessions' is followed by a need tion of a boyish figure. It is that to immediately throw-up all the constant use of pugatives and society is male-dominated and a .)ecorv\ food just eaten. The vomiting vomiting. This suggests that this 'son' has more value than a serves the purpose of releasing 'form of weight control' is not so 'daughter'. There is pressure on tension and reduces the sense- efficient after all. the mother to give birth to a son. If the resulting daughter learns that her mother wanted her to obsesses, BULIMICS CAN BINGE FOR AS have been a boy, then relentless dieting carries out a dual pur- LONG AS TWO HOURS AND EAT AS pose far the anorectic. She appears 'boy-like' in a bid to MUCH AS f20 WORTH OF FOOD please her parents and yet, at and the same time she is rebelling against her mother by rejecting the only thing she gives her daughter • food. This interpretation may be too Tiserable NYLAX specific but it reveals that societ- ano THE EFFECTIVE VITAMIN al pressures have a lot to answer LAXATIVE for with respect to anorexia and bulimia nervosa. when they IS CONSTIPATION RUINING gain a YOUR SLIMMING DIET? pound or

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Tippett has written for an ensemble of fifty. He also does solo concerts of free improvisation with only a piano for company. However the group on this tour is like his band in the 1960s, including two of the same people. The continuity was also shown in begin- ning with a piece written in 1964. ft was a brisk start, by no means outdated. His per- cussive support to the rest of the band was combined with free runs which hung in the air. A tune dedicated to Mingus was at times like a mournful parody of his revivalist pieces or of 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat'. A mid- dle passage was apparently inspired by Afri- can roots, not only through Mingus but also the South Africans who have been such a When Level 42 finally regenerated lost interest, but when a brief re-arrangement powerful part of the British scene. achieved chart success with it was their appearance here saw him sharing percussion, Individuals produced fine work but never 'Chinese Way', it was a sad this week which finally res- the guitar and keyboards at the expense of the collective project. Each reflection on the power of the tored my faith in them. seemed quite incapable of player was clearly listening to the others mass media; it seemed quite Level 42 are a powerful and filling the void. even when sitting out. The strengths of the ironic that the groups earlier entertaining group live, all The band played for the writing were illustrated at the end, when the work should have been vir- four members are accom- best part of two hours, cover- band appeared to be building up to a tually ignored, and that their plished musicians, but it is ing mostly well-known mate- screaming crescendo. Suddenly they flop- long-awaited success should the basist Mark King who is rial and even their weakest ped into a slow, portentous theme which have come from arguably the undoubted star of the singles seemed very power- was irritatingly final while the trombone their worst track to that date. show. King is relied upon ful on the night, (merficully soloed over them. It was most upsetting, there- heavily, both as a focal point 'Micro Kid' was omitted!). It Musicians like these are clearly full of fore, that such a fine band on stage, and to give the was however the encore vitality. Marc Charig on trumpet, Paul Ro- took the bait, and continued music its identity; he is idol- which gave us the high-point gers on bass and Tippett himself are particu- to produce music in this ised for his unbelievable bass of the performance, with the larly names to watch. Smaller combinations chart-orientated vein, with play, and clearly enjoyed his introduction to the classic of instruments and young players may be at most of the energy but little worshippers cheering every 'Love Games' given over to a the cutting edge of musical development. of the intricacy of their pre- little move he made. King's truly marvellous five minute However a band like this shows that the vious work. Their most re- total dominance is perhaps a solo by the amazing Mark new music of the 1960s and 1970s combined cent singles have certainly weakness in the group, and King. with a respect for the roots of the music can mnimirminiummilliimintittimmimmmtmlilitmumminiumiiiiimmiumminn Dave Jones tinitittOMITITITMIITIMMTIMMIMillittlittl still offer a lot. Paul Hubert THORSONS come to AUSTICKS Special Interests Bookshop

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PAGE ELEVEN Jeffery Lee Pierce, a anything, anytime, I was liv- Pugsleyesque Marlon ing in LA up until the tour, Brando, slouches in the but I want to move back to New York. I like New York corner of the dressing much, much better - it's the room, his Panama hat at only place I want to keep a rakish angle, tapping going back to, so I call it his cowboy boot. Hav- home. I like having every- ing just appeased his thing available. You have the most freedom you can get in Leeds following and a one city there - you can eat, few bemused onlook- have a drink anytime, have ers, he gives a glazed any kind of sex or drugs. black look and proceeds Since I hate the idea of peo- to tear the mask off the ple being controlled by any sort of force then New York is Gun Club and contem- the best place for me. New porary America. Orleans is pretty loose; that THE GUN RUNNERS and New York are probably the wildest cities in America. "In America, you don't hear a lot about us - it's too ORNITHOLOGY big a country and the press My roots are in New York doesn't communicate like it jazz-bop, hard bop. Charlie does here. We have a big Parker and Dizzy Gillespie - following there, but we're not that's really good. It's real as popular as we are here. like high music, y'know. If We get like the same people there was a trend of that that Dream Syndicate get, music it would be really good guitar freaks; probably the for everyone. Something same following as Television we've been lacking these had - which isn't a very big days is musicianship. one My Mom listened to that sort of stuff when she was a TELEVISION kid. It must be wonderful I was watching TOTP and hearing that on the radio all they have nothing - just the day. She lived in New Jersey, grimiest, horrible pop music so she heard all the Manhat- over here; whereas they tan and jazz stations. have grimy horrible pop Nowadays there's only jazz music in the States, too, but stations 'round a few cities - / on the same station you New York, LA, San Francisco CI occasionally get a new black and Kansas city. In the real that sneaks in there - the heartland of the country you States seem more open to rarely hear any. The only blacks, but I'm just judging good stations when you T from TOTP. drive 'round the country are I saw the Tube; I thought it the country stations. That FM had really shitty sound, but rock shit is more disgusting DOUGIE AND PAUL TALK otherwise it seemed OK, than the pop stations, so we though I didn't see any con- always listen to country. tinuity between the bands. The Style Council reminded SEXBEAT TO JEFFREY LEE PIERCE me of Chicago. Prince- yeah, I love him, I Television, the Ramones think he's great. And Sheila and Blondie - they were my E. she's great 'cos she's real- ABOUT TELEVISION AND AMBITION favourites from '77 New ly beautiful and I like her York. That was really the re- songs. The sax player is real- really great. That's the good All the good rock music good songs evey week. cent stuff that influenced me. ly into 'Frisco jazz, so even part of radio in the States; stays underground, but the AMBITION though she doing dance SEX, DRUGS, ROCK 'N' that you get to hear shit like good black music breaks I just want to play guitar stuffs she got much more that all the time on the radio, through somehow, not alot ROLL IN THE USA and make it sound like a soul than most. I like all the in cabs and on pizza stands. of it, but there's a couple of sax." England's a very sleepy eap stuff: the Gap Band and country; everything closes the Sound System - those by three o'clock. That's why I songs get to be giant number like New York. You can get one hits in the States which is far GaigsTorneBar Well you're dirty and sweet, G dressed in black, don't look For the first forty-five mi- except that their drum kit standingly musical, back... nutes, SPK were much the comprised of three oil though live they come Or to put it another way, t'aint same as any other band: drums and a large prop- across well. what you do, it's the way that you do it. The ingredients that ane cylinder, beaten with After forty-five minutes E go into the Gene Loves Jezebel rather plain music, and a car exhaust pipes . of danceable, but not show are disconcertingly ordin- stage show the highlight 'Metal Dance' and 'Can earth-shattering good ary, seeming to promise little of which was the video. In you Dance' are both typic- music, the sparks really more than a recipe for the banal. al of their metal-disco began to fly. One day ear- Three above average musicians this portion of the gig, N wielding the traditional in- they were conventional - style, which is not out- ly, SPK provided the strumental hardware, fronted meagre audience with by two skinny self-important some excellent fireworks vocalists, meeting out a second with the aid of their most generation heavy-metal/ E important stage effect: gothique/punk punctuated with doomy-gloomy graveyard lyrics the circular saw (or was it and the odd bit of celtic/hippy a grinder?) mysticism would seem to sug- The percussion equip- gest that the best anyone might ment was then attacked el'0 reasonably expect from all this is a sort of effete Black Sabbath. indiscriminately with the Within these restrictions saw, as the music de- however, Gene Loves Jezebel generated into an anar- manage to produce music that chic noise reminiscent of is interesting, absorbing and Einsturzende Neubauten. even, but don't ask me how, inventive. They can be aggres- The fearsome rhythms sive but are at their best on the from the drum computer, f 1 r more restrained numbers, espe- the banging and crashing cially the singles such as of the percussion and Re- 'Bruises' and 'Influenza'. The presence of the two voices, pro- vell's shouting, coupled viding two visual fooii, is a great with the grinding on the asset to the live show, helping drums provided a specta- to disguise the musical short- cle not often witnessed at comings. Though certainly not the most the Poly. exciting or original band in the Though not over- world, Gene Loves Jezebel are burdened with talent, SPK smart enough to recognise and certainly know how to en- overcome their limitations to tertain their audience. produce something unexpected- Rather than buy their new ly alluring. and I love you. LP, I recommend you see Gordon `NME' Taylor them live. Fire regulations permitting, their gigs are spectacular events,

L • Pic: Tony O'Connell four man in the protective headgear) Richard Marsh Film Index

Tightrope Another Country Clint Eastwood's latest film, very Based on the early life of Guy much in the tough cop and Burgess at public school. Rich in psychopathic murderer genre. all respects. HHints of kinky sex for our Clint. The Shining Once Upon A Time In Stanley Kubrick returned land America disappointed many) with this See this week's review. horror flick. A boy is possessed Conan the Destroyer by the spirit of the dead in a snowbound hotel. Jack Nichol- Being a mere Barbarian isn't son plays the mad father. enough for laughing boy Conan. They really shouldn't have kick- Gregory's Girl ed sand in his face... they knew The film that made Bill Forsyth a the risks! celebrity. A tale of a schoolboy's Lord of the Rings loves and losses in Glasgow. Obviously directed by a man of Cartoon version of Tolkien's talent masterpiece_ The next two parts were promised. but they never Cruising turned up. Good cartoon techni- Violent story of an investigation que. into the murder of homosexuals The Woman in Red in America. Al Pacino goes undercover to pose as a gay Gene Wilder in a desperately un- man in this dark, brooding funny 'comedy', It exerts a movie. A disclaimer at the start strange fascination on the view- of the film points out that the er - i.e. 'Why does this film' heavy leather portrayal of gays appear to offer nothing of in- is not a true reflection of the terest whatsoever?' American gay community. The Company of Wolves Apocalypse Now See this week's review. Superb film based on Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'. Coppola Lady and the Tramp obviates the horrors of war and Disney classic. Nuff said the madness of the American army. Very fine. Halloween II/III Rebel Without Cause Mad murdering crazy-head on James Dean stars in the film that wilful path of destruction shock gave an identity to a generation. horror. Gallipoli Top Secret One of the best films from Au- ber 17th at 3.00 p.m. Very funny [n parts. very trying stralia in the recent crop of The Gaslight Factory in others. From the same team goodies. Mel Gibson in the story Presented by Appeal Products in that brought you Airplane, but it of two young men's entry into the Poly Creative Arts Studio on isn't nearly as good. World War One Masterful. Theatr Friday, November 9th at 7.30 p,m, Tickets £1.50/1_ Decadence by Steven Masterpieces by Sarah Tales of Saki Benkoff Daniels Presented by Open Hand Presented by No Alternative in In Leeds Playhouse, October Theatre Company in the Poly Classical the Raven Theatre. Wednesday 25th-November 17th, Evenings Creative Arts Studio on November 14th at 7.00 p.m. Tick- 7.30 p.m., Mondayauesday 8.00 Thursday/Friday the 15/16th Lunchtime Organ Music Wednesday, November 21st at ets £1.50. p.m. Saturday matinee, Novem- November. Tickets £1.50/1. At the Town Hall on Tuesday, 1.05 p.m, Benjamin Frith (piano) November 13th at 1.05 p.m. Sal- with Beethoven, Granados, Cho- ly Plowright performs Bach, pin and Liszt. Widor. Alain and Dupre. Triple Echo Lindisfarne Lunchtime Chamber Featuring Gary Boyle and the Saturday, December 1st. Refec. John Ethridge Trio on Sunday, Tickets £5. Music November 25th at Leeds Trades At the City Art Gallery on Club. Tickets E2.50/2 John Cooper/Nico Natural Disasters Club at Adam The Redskins Thursday, November 15th. Dort- and Eves. rnunder Bier Keller. Tickets £3 in November 16th. Poly, Tickets advance. £2.50. The Angelic Upstarts/ The Kane Gang The March Violets Warfare Friday, November 23rd. Refec. November 22nd. Poly. Tickets Wednesday, November 14th. Tickets £4. £2.50

Saturday, November 17th. Even- ing penis. at 7.30 p.m. York Theatre Royal. National Museum of Film and Photography Yorkshire Bach Choir brook Hall, Bradford Wagner Chapayev dir. Vasiliev (1934) Saturday, November 24th at 8.00 ( Tannhauser) Tchaikovsky Saturday 10th/Sunday 11th at p.m. Vespers of the Blessed Vir- (Violin Concerto) Sibelius (Sym- 7.30 p.m. gin Mary by Monteverdi at St. phony No. 1) Amadeus Michael-le-Belfrey, York. By Peter Shaffer at Harrogate Halle Orchestra The Merry Widow Theatre Royal until November Friday, November 16th at East- Tuesday, November fith to 10th. Perfs at 4.00 and 8.00 p.m.

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Friday 9th, 'Apocalypse Now' - perf. at 11.00 Saturday 10th, 'Rebel Without a 111b Cinema Cause' - perf. at 11.00 ADiscos LPSU Film Soc Arts Block H114 ABC Cinema perfs. at 3.00, 5.20 and 7.50 p.m. Brendan Croker and wick Terrace. There is simply no- November 15th, 'Fritz the Cat' - Five O'clock Shadows, where else to be. 130/70p/ 'Tightrope' - perfs. at 2.15, 5.00 Odeon 3 perf. ar 6.00 p.m. Pink Peg Slax, The and 8.05 p.m. 'Lady and the TrampTPigeon Devonshire Christmas November 22nd, '0 Lucky Man' - Butter Cookies. ABC 2 that Worked Miracles' - perfs. at perf. at 6.00 p.m. Ball 2.15, 4.45 and 7.30 p.m Saturday, November December 7th. Yet another clas- 'Once Upon A Time In America' - LUU Film Soc RBLT 10th at The Astoria 8.00 sic evening, two bands, disco, perfs. at 2.00 and 7.15 p.m. Tower Cinema November 9th, 'The Oberwald p.m.-2.00 a.m. (£1.50/1) champagne draw for midnight ABC 3 'Halloween • perfs. at 3.35 Mystery' - perf. at 7.30 p.m. supper. Tickets on sale now in and 7.00 p.m. Jazz and Blues Soc Bop 'Conan the Destroyer' • until November 1 3th, 'Blood Wed- the Union Extn, and Devonshire Wednesday 2.45, 5.30 and 8.10 Lounge Cinema ding' - pert, at 7.30 p.m. Monday, November 12th from Hall. Double ticket for twelve 8.00 till 12.00 Boogie to your p.m. 'Top Secret' - perfs. at 5.40 and gineas (sic). Leeds Playhouse favourite Blues in the Doubles Thursday The Lord of the 8.10 p.m. November 9th, 'Amacord' - perf. Bar. Spanish Soc Rings'/'The Sword and the Cottage Road Cinema at 11.15 Law Soc Wednesday, November 14th in Sorcerer' - perfs. at 2.00, 5,00 November 10th, 'Gallipoli' • pert. 'Another Country' - perfs. at 6.20 Cheap Alcohol Disco. 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Free with ticket, NOVEMBER 21st the event of the year. in the SENIOR COMMON ROOM 8.30pm - £3.50 Careers Service ENQUIRIES AND FURTHER INFORMATION. MO AGE, DRESS OR NON-STUDENT RESTRICTIONS. TICKETS ON Career presentation by Air Pro- ALEX SITZ1A - ext. 326 SALE NOW FROM THE C.T.S.SHOP (L.U.U.) AND ducts for finalists interested in CHRIS WHITLOW - ext. 6259 JUMBO RECORDS (MERRION CENTRE) programming/systems analysis or ICMA training on Monday PAGE FOURTEEN CUTTING SAKI Annabel McGoldrick talks to the Open Hand Theatre Company, whose latest production 'Tales of Saki' is currently touring the North. Leeds University "No, we all had other op- vices like puzzles, masks, Theatre Group is cer- tions but we thought we had song and dance." tainly developing a something that other theatre These are the vital ele- wasn't offering." ments used in their current name for itself - this We had already hit what production 'Tales of Saki', year it sent a group to seems to be a favourite topic Monro's work has all the fea- the Edinburgh Fringe, of mine with all theatre com- tures of a successful short while in the past it has panies - their policy. They story really well combined. produced international- summed it up briefly as They're snappy with short, Direct Communication. The sharp shock endings. But ly famous groups like co-operative voice went on to what works on paper need Impact. tell me how it was more than not work on stage. We Open Hand Theatre Co- just an alternative to British needed to find visual equiva- operative are somewhere be- Telecom. lents of the suspense and tween the two, they are no "We want theatre to be surprise elements as well as longer part of Theatre Group, more accessible for an audi- setting the scene and getting nor are they internationally ence. We don't mean that in a a lot of information over in a famous. At the moment they patronising way, but want to short space of time, It has are in the middle of their meant changing some fea- second northern tour, per- "We thought we had tures but we haven't been forming 'Tales of Saki', challenging the success of adapted from Hector Mon- something that other the stories, only trying to ro's short stories. theatre wasn't offer- translate them into images Their origins go back to the ing." and something that is theatri- 'Iron Serpent' Workshop pro- cally interesting. Unless you duction of 1982 where John, take the vagueness away". do that you might as well Maureen, Os and Jean first This could be taken as a con- give people a copy of the got it together. demnation of other theatre book at the door," John, director of that but the group felt differently: The vagueness in this de- show, explained: "I met peo- "What , we are presenting is scription of their methods ple who were good to work one aspect of theatre that we was their reticence at not with, hard workers and in- think is important and want wanting to 'Give the game terested in theatre, so when I to see, we don't think other away'. All they would say ab- finished my MA we felt it was aspect's matter. Theatre out the play itself was that it what we all wanted to do." should offer a host of things, reflected Saki's childhood vi- • Pics /an Winter I wondered whether it was but our concern is presenta- sion, combined with a Noel a case of not having anything tion. For Open Hand this Coward like 'sophisticated' else, but was quickly contra- means combining new ideas sense of humour. For con- dicted. with traditional theatrical de- tinuity, the pieces are tied then this is the lot of most Saki' they needed two more together with a Music Hall 'artists', musicians are in the women. Desi was another background, as 'The book is same boat, with no Arts Iron Serpenter, but Lucy bound by its cover.' Council grants for the likes of came from auditions that Having heard Open Hand's Snake Davis - but that's they held. clear views on their work and another story. "We were very apprehen- how they went about it, I A question remained: sive about doing this, as wondered if they had gone as What is in a name. some companies have far as determining their audi- "You mean you want to brought people in and it has ence. know the real inner signifi- resulted in a break-up due to "An audience is whoever cance? Well, it was a mistake. the fine balance that a com- you can get in. We really We are doing a show at the pany has being overturned. want to encourage new audi- City Varieties, no one could But it's been good to open ences." Having seen their think of a name. Then Jean ourselves out to fresh ideas bookings list, all Arts centres (who helped form the com- and still work as a co- and Colleges, I didn't feel that pany and performed in their operative." constituted breaking new first show) was counting how Finally, Open Hand offered ground. many numbers we had in the some advice to people want- show, like 1,2,3,4,5 on her fin- ing to follow in their foot- gers - and you've got a hand - steps. "Theatre should offer Open Hand." "Make the most of the faci- a host of things, but This account prompted a lities that you've got at col- our concern is pre- multitude of jokes about lege, it's like manna from sentation." clenched fists, the least said heaven. If you are going to about the better. Anyway, "For a start, lots of good though not overwhelmed venues find it hard to take us with the name, it was there to "Make the most of because we're not Arts Coun- stay. As someone quite the facilities that cil funded - so it is a bit like famous once said, "What is a you've got at college, banging your head against a name? That which we call a it's like manna from brick wall. So, what we do is rose. By any other name heaven." contact groups like schools would smell as sweet." committees and unemployed Finally I asked them what it centres, as well as our indi- was like working as a co- do it be prepared to make vidual contacts in the venue operative, and what it meant mistakes and work your guts area. In Bradford we went out for them. out, because that's the only into the street and pulled "In Open Hand no one has way you are going to learn". people in to make our own a set role, we can make the Having seen the company audience." most out of our individual perform, I felt they provided Without an Arts Council strengths, and then learn as most of what they aim for - fund I asked them where you muck in to do everything entertainment and direct their bread and butter came else." communication. I laughed, from. got caught up in the stories "Every now and again you "Even if we did get an and was fascinated by their think Wow! this is a great Equity wage, you endings. The input for those show and that's your pay- responses is much to the cre- ment for the week, but even if couldn't justify the dit of Munro, but Open Hand we did get an Equity wage work we do in finan- add a valid theatrical dimen- you couldn't justify the work cial terms." sion to his work. I think they we do in financial terms. Hav- lack experience and depth as ing said that we can't carry However, working this yet, but then according to on unless we get some closely with people means their own dictum a dose of money." they require special balance hard work will cure that. I In other words overdrafts of chemistry between the hope they find the means to are the order of the day, but members_ To do 'Tales of do it.

'Tales of Saki' will be performed at the Poly Creative Arts Studio on November 15th and 16th, starting at 7.30 p.m. on both nights. In addition, Open Hand will hold a drama workshop in the Raven Theatre on November 20th at 5.15 p.m. Sign up for the workshop on the Theatre Group notice board in th University Union. X-COUNTRY REPORT

Three Leeds University backed up by Kevin Dinsdale Cross Country teams re- and Steve Chalk. Rob Hudson corded unspectacular was once again errattic, finishing well down the field. but solid performances The ladies gave a good over the four mile Esca- team effort with Ginni Lunn field course. finishing eighth closely fol- Greg Hill continued to lowed by Lisa Kaas and Jill vidual goal from Lavelle, show his potential as one of Ashton. quickly followed up with the club's top runners by Leeds had high hopes for another from Fawcett. leading the 'A' Team home in their milers when they U.A.U. SOCCER With the pressure now travelled to York for the four off them, Leeds began to thirteenth place. There were Leeds Univ 1st XI 4 good runs by Steve Hall, Tim by three mile relay last Satur- play superb football, with Nottingham Univ Whelan and debutant Martin day. The atrocious conditions first Wragg and then Kib- Pascoe, finishing seven- ironically made the the 1st XI 0 blewhite putting Dempsey teenth, twenty-eighth and course more suitable for A tremendous second half clean through for his two twenty-ninth respectively. swimming than running display from Leeds saw goals . Carl Hall led the 'B' Team which dampened a fine them through this tough This fine victory gives home with his usual consis- Leeds performance. The U.A.U. cup match. Leeds a strong chance of tent performance which was men's A team managed a Held to goal-less first qualifying for the later commendable fifth with half, Leeds started the stages of this years U.A.U. good efforts by Greg Hall and second half with a fine indi- Dave Fawcett LACROSSE Mike Balls countering a poor effort by R. Hudson, Martin LEEDS UNIV HOCKEY - Leeds Poly 2 Pascoe continued to show Crewe and Alsager 12 potential by running the fas- MENS Leeds defended their goal test B team leg and John Leeds Univ 1st XI 0 with some skill against Werner ran well for the 'C' Farsley 1 Crewe and Alsager, who had team_ MEN'S A fiercely contested Leeds ladies were unable county players and experi- game saw Leeds unde- ence on their side. to finish a team but Ann This was the Poly Lacrosse Thorpe ran one of the fastest servedly knocked out of Team's first game of the sea- times of the day. She did not the Yorkshire Cup. son, and despite losing 12-2, receive a prize as the York HOCKEY Having taken ten mi- they shot two exciting goals, organisers only awarded nutes to settle down, them to male winners. and much improved the Leeds dominated the -.4 second half performance. Ian Groome first half. Whilst Farsley did not get a single goal Leeds Univ 6 chance, Leeds had one Airedale and I goal erroneously dis- Wharfedale 12 allowed, hit the post, Leeds can count themselves and produced a series of unlucky to have been knock- attacks which had the ed out at the first hurdle in this season's U.C.A.R.L.A. Farsley defence in trou- cup by their close rivals, ble. Airedale. This domination con- Due to hooker Dickie tinued in the second Hemming's winning every half, until Paul Tranter, scrum, Leeds put constant playing superbly in de- pressure on the Airedale try line in the first half. Despite fence, was taken to hos- SWIMMING this, all they could manage pital after an undercut

was a penalty by Dave Staf- ,, ball hit him in the face. WOMEN A1C'eu ford, and a try from Nick ale In the confusion which The Ladies team swam well true) lee Johnson. Norther nl(ar. er ts followed, Farsley to come second to Lough- Fortunes were reversed in eeru yeeionsi borough (84-79). Katy Archer the second half, when Aire- held in the scored. was second in the 100 fly, dale scored an early try. Sports Halt Leeds had a shot from and won her specialist However, they were unable Dave Taylor cleared off breaststroke event. Judy Har- to score again until the last the line illegally, but wood was second in the 4x1 • ..ekeeRe ten minutes, when they could not force the individual medley, Juliet scored two quick tries Archer second in the 100m which knocked the heart out equaliser. freestyle, and Anna Bradley of the University side. third in the 100m backstroke. To add salt to the wound U.A.U. vs. NOTTING- MEN (literally, since Rich Green HAM The Men's team, missing had picked up a deep gash Leeds 1st XI on his head) substitute three key swimmers, came Andy Panayi had a try dis- won (1-0) fourth overall_ Gary Woods allowed. Leeds 2nd XI and Clive Thompset came fifth in their respective races. Simon Adamson (lost) 4-1 dee

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PAGE SIXTEEN - WANTED - Leeds Student More Poly Sports Sports Reports SS1 LEEDS THWARTED RUGBY IN CLOSE GAME UNION U.A.U. RUGBY UNION Leeds Univ 1st XV 7 Notts Univ 1st XV 9 A difficult conversion, tingham struck back raising the tempo of the missed by Leeds in the with a converted try. game. final minutes of the The blindside break left The Leeds pressure game, was all that both Lockwood and paid off when Captain stood between Leeds Johnson in a quandary. Santo dived over for a and the next round of Nottingham extended try in the corner, after an the UAU. their lead to 3-9 early in elusive, weaving run by The Leeds perform- the second half. The true winger, Ball. ance, however, was commitment of the commendable, bearing Leeds players then be- The difficult conver- in mind that the pack gan to show through, sion to tie the game was was lighter by a stone a with Cole and McMillan missed, leaving Leeds with only a 'mathema- jured after ten minutes. and man. Having taken the prominent in the line- RUGBY UNION lead with a penalty from outs, and Bennett and tical' chance of qual- Leeds Univ 2nd XV 0 our anglo-American ties fresher Billington, Not- the Perkins brothers, all ifying. Goole 2nd XV 8 were strengthened when Chris Larry made his debut. This, however, made no dif- In the appalling conditions ference to the Leeds team. of Saturday afternoon, Goole scored two lucky Leeds were s•t. The gener- POINT TAKEN tries to win this enthralling al performance was abys- fixture. • LADIES mal, as we have come to FENCING expect. Dan 'Get your Kit off' Huw Harris went off in- Johnson.

HOCKEY

Yorkshire League Cup Leeds Poly 2 Wakefield County Hall Despite fielding a depleted team. Leeds Poly dominated this Mixed Hockey Yorkshire Cup, and deservedly came out 2-0 winners. The Wake- field side were strong, but they were overawed by the skill, fitness and commitment VOLLEY- of the visting Leeds team. The first half was a case of Leeds repelling the Wakefield • MEN' BALL pressure, with goalkeeper, FENCING Steve 011is, and full-backs Leeds Poly Ladies Vol- Cath Birkett and Eric Sykes Last Wednesday was a busy leyball started the season keeping them at bay. day at the Sports Hall, well in the Yorkshire and After half-time the Poly set- where Leeds took on Not- Humberside, with victories tled down to play a more tingham in the opening last weekend against Leeds constructed, flowing game, rounds of the U.A.U. in Univ (3-1), and York Univ scoring early on through fencing, badminton and (3-0i- Alan Lucas, following fine table tennis. These wins were espe- play from Guy Smith and In the Men's fencing, cially pleasing as all new Sarah Tucker. Wakefield mis- Leeds lost 14-13, in a very members to the club partici- sed several chances to equal- close match, lost by one pated, and gained valuable ize, until Mike Gill scored a point in the final match. match experience. fine goal late on in the game. • SPO SP9RT* SPORT * SPORT *

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