Bare Facts, Issue No. 892, 22.11.1996

4 The Issue University of No. 892 Surrey's Student Magazine 22nd November 1996 Hi Ho Students' Union unday 17th November saw t±ie students' union Sclosed for the whole day - a rarity. Although the signs were up saying it was closed not many people knew why. Fif^ students spent the day in the students' union, not drinking beer as it is customary, but acting as extras in an up and Coming new movie. The film will be called "Up On The Roof and is about a band set in the 1970s which follows their career up to present day. It is being made by Granada Fihns and has a cast of un- knowns. They hope to follow in the footsteps of Channel Fame ai last for threeyoung hopefuls Four Films with their success of 'Four Weddings and A Fu- reception area and waited for ryone to be quiet while they jumping around the dance neral' and they look set to the eue. are filming so things are obvi- floor smging the song. After achieve their goal. 1 lam, and everyone is finally ously happening upstairs. that follows two more scenes ready, Russell tums up to teli Finally, at Ipm it is lunchtime where they stand around The start was an early one, the eagerly awaiting extras and fifty bored students in drinking beer (Kaliber unfor- 7am for many (the time I like that Üiey must leam the words dodgy seventies gear traipse tunately) and smoking fags to be going to bed on Sunday). to "Hi Ho Silver Lining" be- down Union Hill to the car kindly supplied by Granada The students were introduced cause they need to sing it in the park where lunch is being Films. to Russell, the Third Assistant fìhn. Giggles surface but after served. After retuming from The day end about 8.30pm and Director and then sent to a few rehearsals even the mu- lunch and to prevent any more everyone left with big smiles wardrobe and make up. The sical director was impressed; boredom Russell informs eve- after their first taste of the sil- people that emerged were his only comment was that ryone that they will not be ver screen and fifty quid hardly recognisable in their they didn't sound rowdy needed unti! 2.45pm. stuffed in their hands - cheers lai^e flares and big hair with enough (?!) the girls in dodgy flowery At 4.15pm the extras start re- mate. dresses. After the initiai "nice Russell disappears and the hearsing their first scene outfít" and "cool hair" com- crowd starts to get restless. which is "Hi Ho Silver Lin- ments they settled down in the The runner keeps telling eve- ing" and they spend an hour Editor's Bit Who Cares? CONTENTS omeone pointed teach students and give 18 Crossword out to me that them the elitist educa- 18 The Bare Side despite all the tion they are paying for 19 Cinema Sefforts and work that and deserve. went into putting on the Events arranged for events of Tuesday was Tuesday were deliber- 7 Sexual Fantasies that the bottom line is ately focused around the 8 Ecstasy - now iefs be sensible that students really don't entertainment aspects of care. Now I'm not going the students' union 12 Sabbatical profiles to whinge on about rather than traditional 17 Terry Pratchetts book signing tour student apathy because demos and petitions. when I was a student I Students need to be was the worse kind; I aware that the NUS is 1 Filming in the Union didn't get involved in not sitting on its arse 5 SU Bar Extension anything I just wanted to raking in tìie thousands 5 Service Advice Service pass my degree, go to of pounds students' un- 6 National Shutdown Day Bo's, go to Cindies and ions pay to it each year. get wrecked in the union They are as concerned at FNO. It wasn't that I as you are about how the m wasn't interested in the Government is treating 14 Interview with Screaming Trees students' union its future economists, 15 Album Reviews activities, I just wasn't lawyers and engineers. ì 6 Single Reviews aware of them. So tell me, do you still This "students don't not care? Are you still care" theory puts a not interested that there 22 Foottxill Vìctory whole new perspective are people out there try- 24 Ladies Hockey on things ana it is some- ing top make things bet- thing I can't come to ter for you? Or do you jrips with (maybe I just want them to get on lave forgotten what it with it and to let you was like). If we were know when something campaigning for a cause has been done? University of Surrey Students' Newspaper that effected only a cer- So what's coming up, tain number of people well next week is Rock Union House, University of Surrey, then I could understand The Vote Week. Rock Guildford, Surrey. GU2 5XH it - I mean it doesn't ef- The Vote is the cam- fect me so why should I paign aimed at encour- Teleptione; 01483 259275 care? aging young people to Fax: 01483 34749 But education cuts ef- vote through ents and Advertising: 01483 259275 fect everyone. All stu- greater awareness. E-mail: [email protected] dents have no money Many well know come- hittp://www.surrey.ac.uk/Llnion/barefacts/ (except ones with rich dians and bands are sup- Editor - Melanle Dean porting the campaign Features Editor - Tonka Rocks parents) and they all get mcluding Jo Brand, Carl News Editor - Sam Birmingham pissed of when they Cox and Radiohead. Music Edita - Rob Winder can't go down the pub Sports Editor - Mark "Glnga' Cusack on Saturday night of At the USSU we've got Photographer - Matt Pannetl week 13 coz their grant Dreadzone playing on Cartoonist - Stuart Parker ran out four weeks ago. the Friday Nite Out who Edttoftal Contributions: Andy Gale, Miles Hedgehog, Bruce should please all those Chapman, Matt Pannell and others.,. Overseas students are people who are moaning Music Reviews: Mel Odedra, James H^lngway, Mark {:)e Lange, effected too - capital about same old ents. Snelgrove, Numnuts funding cuts have meant Bare Facts is an independent newspaper, published by (he that departments can Now read on and en- Untversity of Surrev Students' Union Communications Office, The views expressea within the paper are those of the Editor, (he often not afford to by the joy... Editorial board and the author, and do not necessarily represen( latest equipment and the views of the UnK«^sity of Surrey Students' Union or The technology needed to Mel XXX University of Surrey. USSU Communications Office 1996 Letters to the Editor tainments and Marketing you have to wait three months The letters page ahvay looks like a mass of text Manager should not assume before taking another one. so for those of you that can't be bothered to read that because the turnout for all the letters, here is a summary: Shag is reasonably good, that We were informed by a Union this is therefore the music peo- Representative that 75% of all This week's letters centre around Jez Breslaw's ple want to hear. We usually candidates fail. If by some go, because after all, what else fiuke someone does pass a test article in Bare Facts last week on the students' is tìiere??? As it stands, people first time, then is Âe Union union; one in agreement and one against which who want 'Club Culture' will saying that this driver can then is a nice happy balance - lovely. Sharon also got to London to get the real safely drive, for example, 15 responds to this on the next page. tiling. If the union wants to people around the M25, major cater for people to dance, and trunk roads and country lanes The second letter is about minbus driving tests justify the price we have to in Yorkshire on a Friday night and the students' union's policy about this. There pay, surely the least we could with a filli roof rack after only seem to be a few problems with the high failure ask for is tfie installation of air two hours driving experience? rate. conditioning. FNO is espe- More to the point, why should cially too hot. someone be given this respon- And finally LGBSoc respond to last week's sibility to shoulder alone be- article on gay suicide. We can envisage union staff cause so few people pass the sitting round thinking that this test due to the Union's lack of is a letter from a couple more tuition and support? Why Dear Editor rity before every evening so moany students. On the whole should a University Club have We are writing in support of that we do not continually get we do enjoy the union and we to spend any&ing up to £100 last week's excellent article by différent answers from différ- do go a great deal. All we want to get two drivers qualified to ' Jeremy Breslaw. Thank God ent people. One particular ex- to do is bring out a few points drive the minibus at the ex- we've finally found somebody ample was a time that we that are currently ruining the pense of purchasing new to speak some of our views. telephoned the union to ask for general positive attitude we equipment? Why are so many We are two second year stu- information about the UOS have.

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