Open Forum Karl Marx

inside Karl Marx- how not to confuse him with Harpo Every Thursday Price 15p March 10th Square Earth Club Fashion- student dress Local Hero the film and the book Open Forum On Monday David Steel, John Burnett and lmogen Foulkes were open to _ questions from the students of this ~~..J: University at an "Open Forum" at lunch time in Teviot Row Debating Hal'!. The discussion started with the first question (!), Student put to Mr Steel, which was related to an issue mentioned in an Amnesty Steel I nternational leaflet entitled "Three students jailed and flogged in Settlement Pakistan". The question was more of a GM-style On Wednesday 2nd rabble-rousing polemic in March the editor of style, but came down in 'Student' received a letter essence to asking what from the Rector, Mr David David Steel M P was going Steel, complaining about to do about such lies in the previous issue atrocities. of 'Student'. Contd. P. 3 Contd. p. 3 2 THE STUDENT THURSDAY, 10th MARCH 1983 APARTHEID & EUSA EG0,000 MIt's GM timeOT again! The proposalsIVATION at tonight's meeting EUSA invests at least £40 ,000 in Dundee and Heriot-Watt Universities are being fined are really very important and in order to be effective the merchant bank Hill Samuel, £60,000 by UGC (University Grants Committee) for must be carried by a quorate - at least 300 students. which is involved in making loans accepting too many students last year. The proposed constitutional changes are probably to the South African government and its corporations. The Dundee is being fined £40,000 for accepting an the most important set of ammendments since the proposers of this motion see the extra 200 students, and Heriot-Watt £20,000 for tak ing EUSA was formed, 10 years ago. The other proposals interest yielded from such invest 100 extra studen ts. The AUT were as tonished and ments as "dirty money" since the concern issues which most people feel strongly on - angered by news of the fines, es peciall y in the fa ce of nuclear weapons, Students' Association, USSR South African government uses the money to maintain and expand an understanding th at univers iti es wou ld not be dissidents, and public-university links. the repressive institutions of penalised for exceeding student target numbers. So CONSTITUTION psychiatric hospitals in USSR as apartheid. They want EUSA, an alternative to public trials. Last among other things. to withdraw the fines appear to be a direct contradiction to the The changes include the month USSR left the World from Hill Samuel. It must be UGC's chairman's assurance that no penalties would abolition of the post of Union Psychiatric Association in order to realised that the interest which this President. A new sabbatical post be imposed. avoid being expelled by a British money yields - nearly £20,000 at will be created, that of Deputy Mr McTernan of Heriot-Watt from 704 to 542 to compensate for the end of the last financial year President, not just of the Union, led proposal due to be put forward AUT commented "What a crazy exceeding the UGC target. in July. The proposers of this issue is used to the benefit of students, but of the whole Association with way to run the system at a time Mr Robertson of Dundee and that withdrawal and failure to responsibilities for represen want the abuse of psychiatry for when the Department of University felt the move was not political purposes in USSR to be find another suitable investment tation, societies and amenities. Education and Science are unexpected nor unfair. He felt the condemned and the Senior could lead to cuts. The new set-up will include the admitting that they have under real significance was to warn President to write the Ambassador formation of a working Union COMMUNITY LINKS estimated the numbers of students universities that there would be of USSR and to Yuri Andropov. Executive to meet weekly and The Senior President, Honorary ready and willing to enter higher substantial penalties for report directly to the Committee of CRUISE Secretary and Honorary Treasurer education". exceeding UGC targets. Management. The Union Cruise missiles are due to be were elected on a platform of Ironically, Heriot-Watt were A gallup poll commissioned by Executive will take responsibility based at Molesworth and bringing together the University recently allowed an increase of 30 AUT showed 69 per cent were for tasks which are currently Greenham Common by the end of and the outside community. Since students in Russian, ensuring the against" reduction in higher performed by the 3 Union this year. The USSR has not yet public support for higher survival of the department. The education; 72 per cent felt too little Conveners - Catering, Entertain developed these missiles as they education is necessary in the face fine represents a double blow to money was being spent on me·nts and Services, which will be are first-strike weapons, i.e. they of education cuts, and since EUSA Heriot-Watt who have already education generally; and 81 per abolished. fly so low that they cannot be and Union facilities are restricted announced that in the next cent felt students did not get a fair Two Presidents in one organisa detected by radar and are accurate to the use of students, the academic year their intake of deal as far as grants are tion is not consistent with the enough to destroy other missiles proposers feel that the opening of house undergraduates will be cut concerned. Ray Clancy whole idea of an association, so it on the ground. It is felt that they University facilities to members of is to students' advantage that the represent an escalation of the the community would be a useful post of Union President should be arms race. The proposers wish the way of establishing links and thus abolished. This is the second time siting of Cruise missiles to be gaining public support for Bomb these changes have been opposed and the Senior President education. If you are repulsed by presented. At the last GM there to write to the Secretary of State the thought of grubby little kids was no quorate. So why not help to for Defence and political parties rampaging through the corridors make it a quorate this time. asking them to support the peace of the Pleasance, come and vote NII Blockade camps. If you feel strongly about tonight. Following on from DISSIDENTS nuclear weapons, whether for or Motivation . Motivation . Many political and religious against, now is your chance to Motivation. last Saturday ' s dissidents are detained in speak. Ray Clancy International PlAY Women ' s Day , nearly 200 women WO MEN from Edinbu r gh GROUP went to Faslane on Sunday to join a EUSA are to start a protest of about ONLY playgroup at the begin It was· a great pity that women fighting for the Nic;ar-. ing of the 3rd term. II will 1000 women, op aguan Sandinist revolution. The. the SRC External Affairs film immediately highlighted the cater for children of 18 posing the Govern Committee decided to crucial problem discussed at the months and over. After ment's plan to base forget about International conference ; that while the noon and morning downfall of the oppressive ..., _________ .. sessions will be avail- Tr ident missiles Week this year. In Somoza oligarchy in 1979 could previous years, Inter not have been achieved without able. The playgroup will there. Joan Grant nation a I Week has the armed struggle in which the The Language of the Law be staffed by 2 qualified was one of them. Nicaraguan women full partici nurs e ry nu rse s a nd W hi le spen d ing o n provided the average pated. The idea of women with Non-lawyers are bamboozled by student, who does not guns, adopting male roles, runs volunteers. If you are health and education is legal language. They wonder why completely contrary to the beliefs regularly wade through law must be so incomprehensible. interested or would like to being cut, and the of British feminists, who see their The Guardian's foreign We believe that the answer is help, plea se contact Governme n t has n o ideal as being one of pacifism news pages, and who social power. The legal profession Kevin Dunion, Students' money to increase public ('take the toys from the boys'). controls itself. It is protected from might be intimidated by When the fighting was over, the competition and is thus an Association Administra sector wages, j.t can denominational (Third Nicaraguan women laid down exclusive club dealing with a tive Assistant, at th e afford to pay £8 billion on their arms and reverted to their old specialised area of knowledge. By EUSA offices befo re the World First , Anti submissive roles: though they had a new breed of nuclear making that knowledge so end of this term. Apartheid Soc, SANE etc) won the fight against dictator incomprehensible to others the missiles. ship, the position of women had profession retains control over it. .._____ ________ However, for one day most of discussion groups, with a the work at Faslane was brought to scarcely changed at all It keeps its professional power. valuable chance to Discussion of the film was led by a a halt, as the prospect of this This is a standard Marxist profound. It just means the matter become aware of what is woman from Chile whose peaceful demonstration led approach. Bloated lawyers is not worth bothering about. going on in the world.

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