ed990121.qxd 22/01/99 10:13 Page 1 (1,1) Issue 953 - Weekly Thursday 21st January 1999 Students Are Help Kings Manor Revolting School Worldwide student protests continue into 1999 - James Buller reports tudents of Oxford gle...we expect hundreds University are contin- more first year students to in Books for Schools Suing their fight against join us next year.” the newly imposed tuition Scheme fees. 5 students are main- Oxford Student’s Union is taining their position of firmly supporting the cam- eveloped in support of refusing to pay the £1000 paign, but the powers that be the National Year of extra cost of coming to uni- are equally staunch. This week Reading, the aim of versity this year. the five students were ordered D Free Books for Schools is to return their campus and simple: to help schools to At one time the protesters library cards. They are now have many more books in numbered in the hundreds. effectively banned from using their classrooms so pupils can Over the course of the year the university facilities. read more and expand their however, they have dwin- imaginations, creativity and dled as university authorities The students attend curiosity. brought pressure to bear. Somerville and St. Hilda’s Before Christmas there were Colleges. The University plain against education In Indonesia, 14 students The range of quality titles available to schools includes 14 left. The threat of action, Registrar has left it up to the reform. Last week they threw have been killed and 60 Shakespeare plays, atlases, dictionaries, fiction and non-fic- from which the remaining 5 colleges to deal with the stones and fire bombs in wounded in a long running tion, wildlife and science books, audio and braille titles. are now suffering saw off 8 problem as they see fit. Athens, injuring a policeman. dispute with the government. The books are suitable for children aged between five and more. The students want faster sixteen. Compared with the exploits Hundreds of Iranian students political reform and less mil- Another student, Kate of students in other countries itary involvement in the Students, staff, parents, pupils, teachers, friends and rela- Atkinson, 19 finally deliv- have been demanding action however, the Oxford dispute country’s affairs. When they tives can all collect tokens. An incredible total of one bil- ered her fees on Monday. after several of the country’s seems positively puny. In the marched on the parliament lion Books for Schools tokens are available in a broad While Oxford University’s intellectuals were murdered. past few months thousands building in Jakarta, troops cross-section of all the national papers (see below) on Hebdomadal Council met, They called for the resigna- of students have been fired tear gas and rubber bul- packets of Walkers snacks. Tokens will appear throughout Atkinson dumped one thou- tion of the Minister Of demonstrating about various lets. President Habibie has the Spring and Summer Semester. sand pound coins on the Intelligence, who is suspect- issues, all over the world. said that the country could We at the Students’ Union believe this to be an excellent steps of their Senate House. ed of involvement in the break apart if the protests are opportunity for the Students of Surrey to help a local 200 supporters cheered from killings. An investigation is not controlled. Most recently, secondary school. We are asking for everybody to start collecting nearby roof tops as she said under way, but the students school children from Greece tokens. Remember every copy of “It’s not the end of our strug- Riot police in Panama also accuse political hard-liners The Times and Sunday Times, have organised sit-ins to com used tear gas and rubber bullets of obstructing its progress. The Sun, against students in December. The News of the World, Trade unions and students Even Scottish students man- and the following packets of Walkers Snacks: went on strike for a day, to aged to win over their univer- Walkers Crisps protest about privatisation of sity big wigs. A bronze bust Walkers Lites the state water company. They of Hungarian Arthur Koestler Quavers claim that water bills will rise was put on display at if the sell off takes place. The Monster Munch Edinburgh University. The government says the country French Fries writer sponsored a parapsy- needs investment. At least one Doritos chology professorship at the student was seriously hurt in ‘New’ Walkers Cheetos institution. However in a new the clashes. all contain tokens. If you hand in your tokens to the biography he is alleged to Comms Officers pigeon hole, the box at Union reception have beaten and raped several Luckily here at Surrey, the or into the BareFacts office then we will pass these on to women. Complaints led to the price of a pint remains the most Kings’ Manor Comprehensive School. removal of the statue. contoversial issue to date. News 2 n Email 4 n Development 5 n Features 6 n Music 7 n Entertainments Guide 9. n Reviews & Previews 10 Personals & Crossword 11 n Charity 12 n Careers 13 n Surrey Pride 14 ed990121.qxd 22/01/99 10:13 Page 2 (1,1) 2 News Thursday 21st January 1999 n Editorial News in Brief by James Buller elcome back to University Web Site etc. are ranked 32nd, 38th, 56th the third best Over 2,600 submissions and 89th respectively. An Europe. Celine now has a Editor WUniversity in the have been recorded to date The red mole web site record total of seven Tom Sherwen UK. Well almost. The from a total of 102 universi- receives over 100 000 page Englishman's Platinum Awards. ([email protected]) definitive Internet Survey ties. However Bristol hits a month and therefore Home Is His conducted by Red Mole University have been dis- claims to cover a wide range The Spice Girls' undergraduate web site rates qualified when they were of students. If you want to Coffin "Spiceworld" though beat Deputy Editor us as having the best sport- found to have submitted submit your ratings just Celine's "Titanic" into sec- Steven Alexander ing facilities and the second thousands of entries from an click on http://www.red- A man has claimed a new ond place in the New ([email protected]) most attractive males. automatic program. mole.co.uk and vote for the world record by voluntarily Releases category. However we were rated as best bits of Surrey. spending 142 days in a Arts Editor low as 37th in the attractive- Only Edinburgh and buried in a coffin. Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli ness of females category. Lancaster Universities top The days are getting longer was also rewarded for over Daniel Jones The results are from the first Surrey at the moment. (one prediction even I can’t Geoff Smith, 37 from five million sales of his ([email protected]) half of the academic year Traditional Universities get wrong!!)and the weath- Mansfield was interred in album "Romanza." and they have already such as Oxford and er will improve. the garden of his local pub News Editor achieved some controversy. Cambridge rank a lowly last August. Since then he 70% of those receiving James Buller The ratings are based on stu- 19th and 31st. Traditional Enjoy the semester, good has lived in a box 210cm awards were European dents filling in question- Surrey adversaries; Royal luck with the studies and while only a quarter sung ([email protected]) long and 70cm wide. naires on categories includ- Holloway, Reading, Party like it’s 1999!!! Unable to sit up, Smith their albums in English. ing Opposite Sex, Nightlife, Southampton and Kingston, spent his time reading and Features Editor watching TV. He received A Punch For Nick Walsh A Letter from RAG supplies and talked to his ([email protected]) Dear All, 2500 pounds. This amount late to join RAG. We family via a ventilation Being Too is primarily due to only two always enjoy seeing new- tube. Sharky Music Editor RAG welcomes you back to major events, the RAG Raid comers at our weekly meet- the University of Surrey for in Guildford and the RAG ings. You can get involved By surviving 142 days, Andrew Thomas A South African fought off a semester of fun and, as Beer Drinking Competition. in the committee or simply Smith has reclaimed the an attack by a Great White ([email protected]) usual, hard work... come along to lend a help- family honour. His mother Shark, the Citizen newspa- Last year the RAG team ing hand. held the record with 101 per has reported. Sports Editor I hope that these holidays raised 6000 pounds over the days, until it was surpassed have not drained your ener- entire year, most of this dur- We would also like to hear by an American. Should Paul Cliff Evan Ridge was water ski- gy to party and donate. ing the RAG week. We still your ideas for events to anyone better this latest tar- ([email protected]) ing off Bonza Beach, have plenty more events come or your experiences get, one of Smiths sons will Eastern Cape when the Many criticising letters planned and therefore plenty in fund raising. So feel free attempt a 200 day stint. killer approached."As the Commercial Manager about RAG and its activities more money to raise. to come along and take part. shark attacked I instinctive- Vacant were published in various The day and time of our Celine Dion, ly hit it in the mouth with ([email protected]) editions of Barefacts last There will be many changes meetings will be posted on my right hand.