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Vice-Chancellor Remains Silent Over Cuts Arts p10 Theatre p13 Comment p6 Think you’re culturally Varsity’s predictions for Tanne Spielman clued-up? Then prove the coming term. The on leaving the it, with our Christmas ADC set to change its Cambridge comfort Quiz ? name? Who knows... zone FRIDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2010 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1947 ISSUE NO 731 | VARSITY.CO.UK Vice-Chancellor remains silent over cuts Leszek Borysiewicz refuses to respond to calls for comment on student opposition to higher education spending cuts as protestors are involved in violent clashes at the Old Schools building JACK C WILSON The protest has elicited strong disappointment that the Vice-Chan- Aaron Porter, President of NUS, “That the University haven’t NATASHA PESARAN feeling among both the student and cellor would not use his position to said, “Instead of seeking to extract offered any comment on anything to Students and academics are call- academic community. infl uence government policy. yet more money from the pockets of do with the protests or on spending ing on the Vice-Chancellor of the Ian Patterson, Fellow of Queens’ A spokesperson from CUSU told students and their families, should cuts or fees is a real concern.” University, Professor Sir Leszek College, told Varsity, “I am outraged Varsity, “The University can have have spent valuable time defending A University spokesperson said, Borysiewicz, to make a stand against and appalled by [higher educa- enormous infl uence on both Govern- a higher education system which is “Students have a right to protest cuts and fees, following Wednes- tion cuts]. The cuts are destructive ment and the media, but has refused being sent to the dogs. and it is the University’s job to day’s protest, in which hundreds and will be socially and culturally to take an ‘offi cial position’ on the “It was foolhardy in the extreme make sure that happens safely and of protestors occupied the Senate disastrous. Government’s proposals on tuition for any vice-chancellors to believe peacefully. House lawn and attempted to storm “I am disappointed that the fees. their incessant lobbying for higher CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 a building. Vice-Chancellor and those who are “The Vice-Chancellor is failing to fees would do anything other than Despite numerous student pro- responsible for maintaining the use this infl uence. Students want to ensure swingeing public funding tests in recent weeks and calls for the University have not been more pub- see him criticise the enormous cuts cuts that would remove 80 per cent The Essay p7 University to oppose government licly active in opposing Government to public funding of higher education of the university teaching budget.” Harry Potter plans, no statement has been forth- policy.” and the devastating effect this could A spokesperson from Cambridge coming from the Vice-Chancellor. In reaction to the University’s fail- have on access, and argue explicitly Defend Education told Varsity, “A and The Human Around 650 people took part in ure to respond to student protest, a that it is the Government’s duty to statement from the vice-chancellor Condition a protest organised by Cambridge Fellow who wished to remain anony- provide this and that it should not be and university administration which Defend Education against govern- mous, commented, “It was expected. forcing the University to raise the refl ects the feelings of students and Martin ment proposals. Universities are facing a double money from its students.” the University as a whole would be Richardson The protest, which began as a sword hanging on them. On the one In a recent press release the welcomed, but does not seem likely peaceful march around Cambridge hand, they have to deal with their National Union of Students have to happen. City Centre, ended with protes- teaching workforce and on the other also called upon vice-chancellors “Cambridge holds an infl uential 47 > tors clashing with police as they with the demands on students.” around the country to defend stu- position and a statement would be attempted to storm a University Cambridge University Stu- dents and universities and not “send a really symbolic gesture that other 9 771758 444002 building. dents’ Union has also expressed them to the dogs”. Universities would take notice of. 26th November 2010 Something to say? 2 EDITORIAL www.varsity.co.uk [email protected] Online this week Established in 1947 Issue No 731 Old Examination Hall, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RF COMMENT Telephone: 01223 337575 Fax: 01223 760949 Jemma Trainor on those troublesome tabloids. NEWS From the protests to the run for president at the Silence and indifference Union, Varsity have got it t’s been a bad week for the powers-that-be in Cam- discussing? There are rumours of plans to restrict the covered. bridge. Academics, student bodies, CUSU and local bursaries available to students. If tuition fees are set Ihigh-school students have all called on them to use to rise in the coming years it seems obscene for the their considerable infl uence to oppose the Browne review University to start planning how to restrict fi nancial aid at and yet the Vice-Chancellor’s offi ce remains strangely a time when they are failing to communicate responsibly silence. Even the raucous assault on the Old Schools build- with their students and staff. REVIEWS ing failed to rouse the new Vice-Chancellor, Sir Leszek The claims of various student bodies, CUSU and some Missed the architects’ Borysiewicz. academics are that the Cambridge community is looking party? Read the The University’s press offi ce claims that we’ll hear to its authorities to represent them and is being met with review online, then nothing until the full implications of the Browne review stoney-faced silence. But this may be an illusion created by just pretend you were have been thoroughly worked out. We can only take it on a particularly vocal minority. there. trust that the Vice-Chancellor’s silence is an academic At best, there were 600 people involved in Wednesday’s reaction to that whereof he cannot speak. protests, many of whom were from local schools and sixth- However, the Cambridge community suspects that the form colleges. There are almost 20,000 students at the University is simply ignoring its stakeholders. We’re more University. Where were they all on Wednesday? than happy to accept that the effects of higher education As it stands, no one can claim to know what student spending cuts are still uncertain but the Vice-Chancellor attitudes to higher education spending cuts are but if must come out and say as much. He has a responsibility to Varsity were to make an educated guess it would be this: Inside this week respond to his staff and students. for whatever reason, the majority of students don’t think So, what have the University’s committees been this involves them. MAGAZINE Charlotte Runcie the above actions. British electorate. For all played the part of statesmen, on home – the fi nal 3.Israel is the only secret these reasons, for the British compromising where necessary, consolation prize. Le ers to the nuclear state in the world government to change its in order to give the country a and is one that has concealed national law to accommodate sound and solid government. Editor an estimated 200+ nuclear the political agenda of a foreign Policies have been traded Sir, warheads and other weapons state, would be an act of to maximum effect, making Gabriel Latner might do more of mass destruction, from the appeasement without precedent Britain a fairer and more liberal COMMENT good by persuading Mr Hague IAEA of the United Nations. in modern times. place. Sure, tuition fees may to re-examine his commitment It has also refused to sign the be here a little longer – but Tanne Spielman on to surrender to demands from nuclear non-proliferation treaty Yours, Trident has been delayed, civil emerging from the Israeli politicians to amend (NPT) to which the vast majority John Kidd, London liberties have returned and comfort zone of the existing law on Universal of the nations of the world are the government we have is Cambridge. Jurisdiction, for the following signatories, including Britain, Sir, greener than any government cogent reasons: America, France and Russia. I was disappointed to hear in history. 1.War Crimes and Crimes 4.Israel is still in gross breach the NUS’s decision to actively For some people these against Humanity – which of United Nations resolutions campaign against the Liberal achievements (amongst others) THEATRE include atrocities such as regarding its continued Democrats. Of the three are not enough. For those of us Some (slightly far- massacres, mass murder and expropriation and illegal main political parties, only who believe education should be fetched) predictions torture – are the most serious settlement in the occupied the Liberal Democrats have free, however, there is one sure for next term’s theatre, criminal offences known to territories, including East been consistently on the side way to get rid of tuition fees. plus all the week’s civilized society. Documented Jerusalem, and treats all efforts of fairness; on the side of the Give the Liberal Democrats a reviews. examples over the past 100 by the international community students. stronger mandate at the next years include Jews, Gypsies, to stop such illegal building, Unlike the Tories and Labour, election. A Liberal Democrat homosexuals and the disabled with contempt. Liberal Democrats have always government, or a stronger Lib in Nazi Germany; Bosnian 5.The UNSC resolution been and will always remain Dem coalition faction would Muslims in Srebrenica; that made Jerusalem an opposed to tuition fees.
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