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Record breakers PAGES 10-11 Incorporating Mar magazine December 1, 1995 tr If you can't stan e heat lli", JUICE DISCOVERS THE HORRIBLE H LURKING IN THE STUDENT KITCHEN AND SERVES UP SOME TASTY REMEDIES rr I; • STUDENT KILLED AFTER DOCTORS FAIL TO DETECT FATAL DISEASE Meningitis death shocks university THE death from meningitis of a FUNDRAISERS COLLECT CASH BY THE BUCKET popular exchange student has shocked friends and coursemates. Canadian Elizabeth Hynes died less than 24 hours after she was seen by hospital doctors who told her to go home and rest. Worried flatmates took Elizabeth. a fourth year Zoology student, to Leeds General Infirmary last Friday night after she developed flu-like symptoms with headaches and a rash. But staff at the hospital failed to diagnose meningitis and discharged heL By the following morning Elizabeth's condition had clearly woiseried and an ambulance had to be called us her flat at Leeds University's Montague Burton J block. She was once again taken to LGI. but within an hour of being adulated she was dead. Confusion Andrew Bannister of Leeds General infirmary explained the confusion: "Elizabeth came in late on Friday evening with flu-like symptoms. and was sent home by the ciao ir on duty. She was later rushed in ntid-moming the next day but unfortunately. despite immediate resuscitation attempts, staff were unable to revive her." Fellow residents at Montague Burton expressed their sorrow: 1 hadn'i known Elizabeth for very long. but she always made an arm in socialise. She was a lovely, warm. welcoming and good humoured gat. It's a shams that this has happened to someone so outgoing and vivacious_ She will he sorely missed." A memorial service was held yesterday Fur friends and family at Leeds University's Emmanuel Church. University officials have moved quickly to calm anyone worried about catching the disease. for BBC's Children in Need appeal. Even with close contact the chances of minsmission are minimal. A FRIEND IN NEED: Rag fundraisers celebrate a record haul of money raised The university's Medical Practice has made a wide range of Twenty-four students, dressed as vicars, clowns and Mr Blobbys raised over E4,000 for charity. Pic: Clam Grafik information available about meningitis for students; INSIDE: News 1-9, Comment 6-7. Feature 10-11, Travel 13. Total Football 15, Sport 16.20. Plus 16 page juice pullout magazine s 11 !it rs"I' Friday lkcenitics 1. 1995 News TIJDENT Safety fears for new bar Bookworms look for more cash tea,. LecriA Studen; 1, on BAD planning by university homes hits electronic gate system which means no- FEARS are growing uver the future De Max Silverman, a lecturer independent newspaper allegedly threatened the development of one can get in or nut without a resident or vital facilities for foreign serving students at Leeds a major new entertainment complex. pass-snird. language students,writes Gillian with the French department, was Leeds University, write. lames Bowe, Juliette Urquhart a first-year Public Woods. anxious to stress that this was not Metropolitan University and The new facilities at LMU'c Relations student and resident at the A funding crisis Is looming for the the ideal or must popular 'Solution other colleges in and around amongst library and French Leeds. All our journalists Kiricstall Brewery- flats are due to open flats, end, It the nek swipe system is Modern Languages library at Leeds it is department staff. ellide by a code of conduct, in January and include a bar, games the same as the one they have for the University which could mean but if you have any problems. room, cafe and dance floor. However halls, guests will have 10 wait outeide closed to mans students who need its He said although the lihrary will please ...linnet the Uttar planning problems arc threatening to until they can get let in. Kirksiall is an services. nut close, negotiations over its future delay the opening extremely dodgy area, and this isn't At present the library is funded were currently at an "impasse", Zseds Student net.spaper Union Offivtals claim the university good enough." entirely by the French Department. Library staff expressed a similar LerdA lenlou PO flax 157 commissioned plan of the site is not up However, suggestions that the else although all modern language attitude. IXEDS to scratch. The first floor bar does not plans are not under control were denied students ran use the library. 'The French Society are concerned LS1 11.11 conform to standard %elm., regulations by the university's manager of the But the French Department has about the issue which will be concerning the number of doors project, Trevor Hudson. who said: said that it cannot continue with this discussed further at the next staff- eettira student committee meeting. Malt Item required for a swift evacuation in the "There are no cavalier dealiites here. situation and has asked other event of fire. The building is designed in accordance departments fur a financial Firma Deane, second year French tkput, Miter INuntrite Mtirgeteon..VP Education and with building control. lire authorities contribution towards running the Society secretary sympathised with DeViA Si tees Campaigns at LMUSU, said: "The and planning authorities.- He suggested library. the department: "I don't Juice Editor university has not used its initiative that communications between the Without this money. there Is a understand why the French Hannah 1, ,oes sufficiently here " Union and the University had not hems possibility that the library will only Department alone should have to lee also foresees problems with the clear enough. he available for French students to bear the brunt of the funding," Arts Femurs Ri.A el I l'Aut John (knew Waltsit. Books EdItort Phoney Di kneeler Mettitrw., Circe Moen' emollient & enoteas Vetoer full of Aire SAM Missreferd Fixtures Editor Chips are down at A HOAX radio DJ has been lnxlim lko-Gepi.t harassing n fresher with promisee Laratyle Corresposuient including prize holidays in I mores litip..115 Australia and music vouchers, writes Ryan Glaser_ Musk editors Skye Cooler The man, calling himself Ben &Lk( 'Clare Gold' from 'Aire 2..94.6 Corn Qitusui; Mr, has phoned first year Leeds Chris M„wail. computer service University student Alistair News Editors Williams three times in a week, eturiotiu Ittvtc , claiming he was "live on air- and Ill MAktIN ARNOLD & Clans It►albs a, offering hint prize_s including Mike- Filen/ SAM re'IrCI music s ouchers and holidays. Cider Reporters CIL&OS has hit a university computing service In the latest call 'Gary' told Motto krtvsld - despite a recent upgrade which was supposed Alistair he had won two tickets to lk,rniviic to improve the service. Australia. and he was told to n rem someone outside Ultra Pleturr Editors For the whole of this term students using Leeds Clue Galli, Travel in Lill to pick up his Nick Lir University's computing tacility have been faced with pate • but much to All's ketruci Editor system crashes and log-in difficulties. Connecting to annoyance nobody turned up. rtsvitt printers and using c-mail services have also been With no station on the 94.6 FM frequency the mystery has Sport Editor problematic. nun Brslk yet to be solved. Lott Sport Ed ire r The disasterous state of the Jim Hicks, pnigramme computing service has been director for ACRE FM said: -'We tThuncd on a network upgrade UPGRADE don't have any. me name! Gary trail Editor carried out over the summer Jto.tui Prtuote Gold and it certainly isn't us." holidays, which is not yet Itusinew Mahal Kt hamming effectively, FAILS TO Garth Mottos The service has also Assistowl !Veil Oisrsolliti suffered from other setbacks, A company delivering eight Lusty end to essential mainframes reneged IMPROVE Heard a good on a promise to deliver them on time: only one had ar•ived Healthy Sex story? Call the hy the start of term. NETWORK LUST was in the air tor mudems Frustrated looking kir love in a special that Ihe problems of last year Over the past two weeks s melon of Blind Dine. writes Newsdesk had worsened considerable. frustrated student. hits e been Anne Itladdison, "ti's terrible. 1 lost 201111 The competition was held at turned away many times from words of work today and 0113 LML1's Beckett Park Union, as the computers due to system eountless hours id my time pan of Healthy Sex Week- crashes have been wasted,' said the DESPAIR: Crashes are giving students headaches Pie: AN Archer Round one saw 1st year Serrion Sterile, a third Year aggrieved third year, 2434727 Tourism and Maniwnem Civil Engineering student, siudent orientated." said priuhlelfiS V eh the nee sysatm student Kati Ohene.Djen plump has [riven up on the Delayed Wade were to Maine. Want to r,arnl+ill lots service for Heather Ferreira. a 2nd year Richard Malach. LUU A member of the -"There are some teethine advertise? completely. elaimine the computing service said that problems with the new Eunipean Language and upgrade is a complete Administration Secretary, Business student. who won Contact clammed the union connection only receiving their budget system, but in the long term II disaster. allocation in June and not is for the hest to put the Kofi's heart after claiming to he -I've spent three years to the Internet. planned for the "an Opal Fruit made to make start of term, has been being able to test the system university at the forefront of Advertising battling with the system and until students had returned information technology your mouth water.- delayed until the new year.