Cassidy and Hill Win Through
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LEEDS UNIVERSITY "Ce POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS There is a new "Leeds Student" Newsdesk in the Union Executive Office. Open 1 - 2pm Monday - Wednesday PLEASE tell us about society events, gigs, news or views. After "desperately close" count: RECORD SHOP CASSIDY AND HILL TO CLOSE WIN THROUGH The University Union record over and is in no way • shop will be closed down responsible for the problems. Mary Cassidy has been elected President of at the end of this term Andy Kershaw said of the Leeds University Union • but only just, after making record losses of closure: "I fail between two £18.000 last year. The limes stools on this one; being a After a desperately close finish, she became only have been blamed on the gen- music fan I think it is a the third woman ever to hold the post. Paul eral recession in the music bus- tragic loss to the Union. I Hill has been elected Deputy President. iness and a period of bad man• love to have a record shop here, agement. but as Tresurer 1 can't afford Full advantage bad to be tak- good publicity. We campaigned to keep a service that loses en of the Union's Proportional together and I'm sure we will Executive Caine to their deci• £18,000 per year." Representation voting system. work together well. I do hope sion to close the shop over Suggestions have been made The final result was not that the bitchiness of this two weeks ago, and already- for the future of the record certain until the votes from year's Ewe. will not continue the stock is being sold off at shop. The profitable cards and the last contestant to be dim. next year. bargain prices. No firm decision posters will he kept en. and it mated, Malcolm Rispin, had A total of 2230 votes were has yet been reached as to what is thought that the Sportswear been transferred. After the first east, which represents 22% of the shop will become. will be moved downalairs from count, Miss Cassidy was ahead the student population. Roger The record shop started gett- the overcrowded stationary of 68 votes. Before the last Holland. the surprise runner- ing into serious. difficulties shop_ transfer, she had increased up. condemned the turn-out. last year. Union Treasurer In tine with the Union policy this lead to 200, although, in ''I'm sick-us a parrot. I blame Andy Kershaw told Leeds Stu- of no redundancies all the muff the end, the final margin was the result *WarAttly,'turd the dent' that the previous ustautiter will he kept or, in she shop. narrower. Concerv:i ives, who were too it. sr at. puitty or (•101-tivqty ovn- ilerate to understand the trans- stocking at a time when the be the nsanageress 4 that is - Miss Cassidy. outspoken fer-vote syst em.' industry was in serious decline. ing taken over by the stationary President of Amnesty Internat- Paul Earnshew. who came It has been emphasised that shop). but she will be found ,ot ional and a French/111story fourth. ssti<i the result was as he the new manageress Helen a position in the Union at the finalist. looked tired, but elat- had expected. He wt.s however. McGuigan has made the best same salary. ed, alarmed that so many people of a bad job since she took JAMES MATES. "It hasn't really sunk in had voted for the runner- yet. I'm overwhelmed, very up Roger Holland when he had relieved. and just beginning nn experience of Union affairs. to appreciate how much the job Miss Cassidy, whose elder entails." brother is a former President of NO CHOICE AT POLY She declared her intention Birmingham University. is the to keep the Exec. as active second consecutive President to Poly students have been rob- in addition will publicise their as it has been this year, come from the French Depart- bed of the chance to choose effectr. and wider Implientoins. and pledged her continued ment, Seamus Gillen, the out- next year's presidential and The Government should invest in support for Amnesty. Fighting going President is a French.. deputy presidential posts. Education at a isme of high the Government cuts will still Management graduate. Election hustings due next unemployment, and reef> vow the figure stongly, and she wants The posts of Publicity Secre- week were scrapped after need for open a•eess to 1. duration to push for better access for tary and Education Secretary only one candidate for each for people wishing to refrain in disabled students. She attribut- for 1982-3 have also been filled job was put forward by the mid-career. or actuator them %elves NAZIS AT ed her success to the fact that this week. Martin Glacy and nominations deadline. tsrtit new ideas and ler hnalos! • she worked harder than the Andy Graham respectively The exec had no option 3- Grant v. of her candidates, were elected unopposed. but to elect them unopposed. Grant% inue- that probably CHARLIE MO "Paul ,Hill) and I had very AI ISON HOMEWOOD. Pete Godwin, a 20 year old fet . Is Aim/I:MI mast. Tht% year's second year Fine Art student ' Mcrea 1%. unacceptable when Election candidates cam is to become president. "I %rodent% caste ore increasing. under fire from extreme right- was disappointed - I would Coupled with the freezing of the wingers at the Charles Morris have liked to have fought paternal cern tribui ion Ai- ales. the hustings last Friday. aha an election," he told Leeds VeTa Mel, I 'A oropf/Arlis are a The spokesmen for left-win Student. His deputy will be 22 r utrrerrrd attack on student's candidates Paul Earnshaw and year old John Cregan, a law hying tundards.. and on their Brian Parkin faced a barrag student. No one has formally rrhiliti to of interruptions as right-win offered to stand as treasurer students forced them to express as yet, although other exec 4, Studeni Involvement. their views on Fascism. posts are to be contested. 14-'t' will do everything 11.r Can ra They attacked the elections Below we print a statement .61310 the active involvement of for being undemocratic, as they by the President and Deputy Vterfenh within the On trM. This didn't give fascists a political President 'elect' of the Poly (-on be inAleved through effective platform. Union. and energette Whilleater 11 Of Speaking later Paul Earn- t'nran offee'ers. shaw invited the right-wingers Student Orion involvement in to conic into the Union and Thi% statement is intended lo the community ts one area fat present their case to the Union Ore members of the Polytechnic which Mere Is considerable serape Executive. an indication of oar intentions and for totprovem•ni. slur lurk% with Their exclusion from the hopes for our term of office. the froth' 1 'mom hour suffered Union was democratic decision I. .4 dminisiration- l'eCen111`. and 41.T could ellsro trace reached at an 0.G.M. It has IVe !flied 10 I-MIMIC (and b•trei r r.rrPrtie t st Irk the been Union policy for a number hopetirll• ionprov,.; the ,:ood work al th4 it oil, %lore- of years to ban Fascist done 1t1 this 1 are .If organisation from the Union. efficient a:IF/lin/sit al 11,, siror•rtlrr rilZ• ke' I/ it'll I if frili taw Paul Earnshaw said that it allows Lawn eit prof• te, de, rei areas. Piet: ari main rillwr, 11 was a worrying situation that ',wt.,. flare 1r, r,tJ r en ea , - h I In in In 110-lher there is a growing prescence ■limper/ gns. t,elfart - Year are h•r?;:fh, ue slutll hr i:41111rIble" of fascist supporters in Charles nl al ,oh OW re) s01,14•?, ( thy ( OH ' ,VI( at. nI Morris. There has been an in- I. hilt all ern•s tie /1■Ipc /ri .er t err crease of Swastikas and fascist rite eat, ttr 1 ell? I 410,•r Ire: re' barn and liccit row idot t graffitti in communal areas. the main evacern the% :71r. We (,t11111 l\ 10111 PENNY JACKSON. will commute to oppose them and C'RLG Page Two EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LEEDS UNIVERSITY UNION ELECTION FOR EXECUTIVE POSTS, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SECRE'TARY CANDIDATE: NICOLAS H. TURNER DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN AND Proposer: Roger Holland OGM SPEAKER FOR SESSION 1982/83 Seconder: Mark Priestley Nuticy is hereby given that the following candidates have been nominated for Ow above elections: The main job of an External Affairs See. is to he PI BIM 111 S•( RI. I AR5 the Inllrittultd,auidRl lee dui), elected. responsible for Union Campaigns- This means organising ,•niv one nomin at tort id. I licreils campaigns in the best interests of ALL students, and having Al AR I IN (il.AINC`i a United Exec. not intent on Political wrangling. If you want commonsense ideas on important issues; ()(GM -PI. kl• tt - VOTE NICK TURNER FOR E.A.S. ho ch‘ J.cLurt the toll-wing candidate dills. elected: -1s ortl■one thintiomion tv.s. rec.:Red, I CR:111'01 51 \I .I 55 ELF ARE SttlIF RBI Proposer Seconder 1)11 II s. Paul Gareth Cassir1%. ticanitis .1 (•1-1nd, Phillip tosYs cll. Haute I) EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY KIR I l.I I'hristopher Ciraliato, Andlcia CANDIDATE: PETER WHITELEY Vi EBB. Philip Keith Limes. Jilltit I 1101 sl ( RI !AR) Proposer: Andy Graham kitilress (0)01.1111.111. 1);I■IL1 1•1 Seconder: Mark Bettene III 1 I III'S • \ mIren Stuart .1 .1 II s, John Friends Donn.