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''I've got this feeling that he's everywhere, watching me'' - a victim speaks after the trial

hooded rapist who inflicted a lack of repentance. r eign of terror on Leeds By Rosa Prince "There's times when I want to students was jailed for 12 take a knife to him and shout 'It's A my turn now'," she continued. "I years this week after a jury at Leeds Offenses such as these should be Crown Court convicted him of a punished by a substantial period of don't think there will ever be a man series of sexual assaults. imprisonment." I could trust now." David Martin Jackson, who over Jackson remained expressionless Jackson continues to deny he is the course of a year and a half came as, watched by family and friends,, the Moor rapist, and is backed by to be known as 'The Woodhouse be was found guilty of the rape and his family and friends who Moor Rapist', was described after series of assaults, four of which were supported him in court throughout the case as "evil" by one of the made on students from Leeds the fourteen day trial. Jennifer senior police officers in charge of the University and Leeds Metropolitan Jackson, who married the convicted man two weeks before the final hunt. University. David Jackson, who wore a Jackson, who taunted the police attack, provided her husband with balaclava as he attacked his victims, with a letter signed ' Jack the alibis for the nights of four of the targeted lone females as they walked Stripper', was later described by a five attacks. across Woodhouse Moor at night. In senior officer as a Jekyll and Hyde Jackson's solicitor said that a the early attacks he grabbed them character; he was a strongly miscarriage of justice had been from behind) and forced them to religious man who was committed to committed, and that an appeal commit indecent sex acts. Then, in his church, The New Testament would be launched. "David is October 1992, he raped a first year Church of Christ. He emphasised his innocent of all charges," she said. student. religion throughout the trial, but in Elaine Ratcliffe, VP Jackson, who denied the sentencing, Justice Harrison said: Communications at LMUSU, accusations, was found guilty on one ''You came from a decent Christian expressed her satisfaction with the count of rape, three of indecent family but you have let them down." outcome of the trial: "I'm pleased assault, two of attempted indecent The police expressed their that when a serious attack does take Unmasked : David Martin Jackson found guilty of rape this week assault and four of assault, during satisfaction that Jackson bad been place the local police are able to on Monday on just four of the case. five attacks from June 1991 to convicted. During the hunt, officers catch and convict the perpetrator." charges, relating to two sex attacks After an overnight stay in a hotel, October 1992. The jury of six men on the case had referred to the rapist However, she warned women to in March and October 1992, the jury returned to court on and five women (one of the jurors as: "A lion stalking his prey on continue to be on their guard: "There are also less serious attacks including the charge of rape. The Tuesday ,vith a request to be was taken ill just before the defence Woodhouse Moor." reminded of the descriptions given One of Jackson's victims that regularly take place in Leeds jury informed the judge that they began its case) took 27 hours to find were undecided on the six remaining by the five women of their attacker. him guilty of all charges. described however her continuing and other big cities. Students shouldn't feel they're safe to ,valk counts. relating to three other They also asked to hear again the As he sentenced Jackson, Judge distress at her ordeal. "Ever since it n1etbod of attack, and hours later alone at night." attacks. Judge Harrison said that he Justice Harrison told the rapist: happened it's like your life stops returned to pronounce David Martin there and then and it's bis." She A verdict of guilty was returned would accept a majority verdict, and ''Young women in this area of Leeds sent the jury out to reconsider the Jackson guilty of all charges. were afraid to go out at night. expressed her disgust at Jackson's by the jury to Leeds Crown Court Anti-fascists clash with the BNP in Leeds city centre: See page 6 L . P 2 Ne-ws • NSPCC Men in a bus

Leeds students are •••••••••••••••••Red-faced footballers had to return home being invited to in women's minibuses this week after a assist the National Leeds Metropolitan University Students Society for the Union team's visit to Hull ended in Spanish Inquisition when I was yddon Hall's Junior Prevention of bizarre circumstances, writes David Smith. Common Room By Charlotte Lomas dragged in front of the Cruelty to Committee. It was a conspiracy After Wednesday's away fixture the team L Committee has been Children on its coach departed early and unusually forced to make a dramatic U­ to resign. However, after the - nobody discussed it with me. annual flag day, empty, leaving around twenty angry and turn after a vote of no­ General Secretary and various "It was a stab in the back by DIGEST taking place bewildered players stranded and facing I confidence agains t the members of the JCR people in positions of trust. tomorrow. the prospect of arranging their own hour­ Pres ident was overturned. In Committee resigned in support, Both the Warden and the Volunteers are plus journey back to Leeds. NEWS ..... 2,3,4,5,6,7 what has been described as a a meeting for all Hall members Bursar said this has been the needed to help But one of the castaways then had the idea "conspiracy", the Committee was called. best year for events ever." COMMENT ...... 8,9 raise funds for the of calling LMUSU for help. Transport, passed the vote of no-confidence Students in the packed While other members of the Child Care Unit in common room expressed their when it arrived, came in the shape of two ARTS ...... 10,11 declaring that President JCR were " unavailable for Leeds, which overwhelming support for women's minibuses, which had completed Shakoor Khan was comment", the General provides support MUSIC ...... 12,13 Khan, forcing the Committee to their regular service for the evening. unapproachable, bad tempered Secretary played down the and counselling for make a full public apology. An LMUSU spokesperson promised that CLASS/JAZZ .... 18 and responsible for bad situation: "There was a bit of abused and Those who had quit were then the cost of sending the minibuses to Hull, relations with Ellerslie Hall. confusion between members neglected children BOOKS ...... 17 reinstated. including the drivers' wages, would be The Committee originally but it was nothing serious and and their parents. President Khan said of the charged to the football club. FOCUS ...... 14,15 refused to take the decision to everything is back together Those interested incident: "It was like the CULTURE ...... 16 the Hall and Khan was forced again." should contact Ken Ridley on Avoid paying VAT THE GUIDE .. 19-24 0532 456187 or •••••••••••••••••Students in Leeds will be able to delay CLASSIFIEDS ... 25 should meet on the Sign of hammer horror paying the new tax on fuel. due to be TRAVEL ...... 25 day at the Holy imposed on 1st April, writes Toby Wakely. Trinity Church on A wide variety of sources, including the SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 By Sam M ountford Boar Lane. Inland Revenue, British Gas and Custon1s and Excise are advising students that they he poor state of relati ons Treasure should pay in advance the estimate of what between students and locals their fuel bill will be for the next few T Dig out your maps was highlighted again this week months. and compasses and when a group of students living They add that students should include a letter Leeds Student is an independent take to the streets. in Leeds 6 were threatened by c laiming that the money is intended as newspaper serving students at A massive Leeds University, Leeds their neighbour with a advance payment - since such students will Treasure Hunt Metropolitan University and sledgehamn1er. not pay VAT. This will save students 8 per hopes to entice other colleges in and around T he Leeds University cent on their bills for 1994/95 and 17.5 per students away Leeds. All our journalists abide students found a placard left cent from April 1995 onwards. by a code of conduct, but if you outside their house which read: l from the bar and have any con1p laints please '" You must be a student - encourage them to Modular stress contact the Editor. son1eone yet to complete a basic stalk round Leeds Citv Centre. ••••••••••••••••• education. If you block my • Exan1 stress looks set to begin long before The event has been Leeds Student Newspaper dri\'eway again I will take a you put pen to exam paper under the new designed by two Leeds University Union slcdgchan1n1er to your car!" modular system, writes Helen Crossley. LJ\.fU Public PO Box 157 They clain1ed to be Some students, especially those studying Leeds LSI JUH Relations students, "mystified" by the placard. and Sign of disapproval Pie: Sam Wells for Joint Honours or Con1bined Studies Lucy Rice and maintained that the onl} one of Ecology student at Leeds bath' It's shocking" degrees, face problems in that half of their Editor Elisa Ronson. then1 to own a car \Vas hardly Un, vers1ty and a n1ember of the Another ren1arked · ''He· s course is modular and the other half non­ Richard Fletcher :\fassive prizes are ever there and had ne,·er parked group. con1mcnted. '"It's quite ob, 1ously got a chip on his modular. S uch studen ts may find on offer to the Dep uty Editor it in their neighbour's dnvew a}. frightening that our neighbours shoulder about students themselves \'l'ith the unen viable task of most successful Rosa Prince However the1 thought that the seem to feel that ,vay towards gcneral1 . But I think it's s itting exams for their n on-modular 1 scouts, including a ,\ S..'iistant Editor tone was in keeping ,vith local ,tudents, but 1t' s typical. I was typical of local sentiment course ,..,hiJe still attending lectures for holiday and free John 1\1-:Leod feeling towards students. e, en told by a three year old to towards students who often see their modular course. Paul \A.'orle , second year beer. The Hunt is Chief News Editor 1 ·go and shag your mummy in the us as laly and pnvileged." The University has announced a third being sponsored exam shift, 5-7pm, in next term's exan1s, l\1att Roper by Campus Travel. Assistant News Editors to cope \'l'ith rising numbers. Students are Registration and urged to consult the provisional exam He \en Crossley starting point \\liU Tin1 Gallagher Leeds solves economic crisis timetables in the Parkinson Court on be in the Ll\1USU Monday 21st March. Gareth Hughes one day conference on the finance Granada's take-over of bar from 1pm. David Smith Anyone with problems concerning the Aunder-performance of the By Megan Cu11is L WT but there was no equal exams should see Pauline Aldous in the Focus Editor UK economy took place at an1ount to prevent BMW's March on Examinations section of the Taught Helen Sage Leeds Uni, ers ity last week, current situation in Britain, purchase of British firm Rover. Courses Office. Tess Walton, Leeds After reports of an Arts Editors attracting more than four wi~ Will Hutton warning of Labour J.\,IP Bryan Gould University Union Education Secretary, Liz Ekstein hundred delegates including thi/ dangers of the recession to called for an "expansionist increase in fascist can be contacted to deal with further activity at both Emn1a Hartley Bryan Gould l\1P, David foreign investn1ent. He said: "If macro-economic" policy, with problems. Jenkins, the Bishop of Durham, BMW comes under pressure, the emphasis shifting from universities in Music Editors and Will Hutton, Economics and needs to close a factory, will those with established wealth to Leeds , the Anti Alex Sanders Sab Elections editor of The Guardian. that be in Germany or will it be encouraging all those producing Nazi League is Johnny Davis The aim of the conference in Birmingham?" wealth. urging students to • •••••••••••••••• Classical & Jazz Shaun Hennessy beat Paul Knight to become was to explore the causes of and Hutton a lso cr iticised the A s pok esperson for the attend a major Steven Ranger next year's Rag sabbatical officer at Leeds the solutions to the economy's moral judgements made in the University hailed the demonstration University Union, writes Nick Curtis­ Christian White tomorrow. The current under-performance. All British economic system, where conferen ce as "very Raleigh. In this week's other sabbatical Books Editors March Against the s peakers criticised the £800 million was found to successful". elections Phil Newby and Tim Gallagher Stuart Davies Racism, organised each defeated Re-Open Nominations to be John McLeod in association with confirmed as Action Co-ordinator and Leeds the Trades Unions The Guide Calling all budding romantics Student Editor respectively. Stephen Hill Congr~ will be Hennessy' s manifesto promised to "Update held in l,ondon. Sports Editor n opportunity for budding and a "magnificent heart-shaped unpublished writers. and are Rag image (we're not just pissheads)". The For transport Roger Domeneghetti ABarbara Cartlands presents Waterford crystal pendant" to asked to write a story not third year Combined Studies student also itself this week in the forn1 of the winner .. exceeding 1,500 words. details telephone stressed his gregarious nature ("easy to get Photo Editor the Guild of Romance Writers' Second and third Lisa Charles, a spokesperson Leeds 0532 Ed Crispin on with") and reliability. "Crystal Heart A ward 1994". prizewinners will receive £150 for the Gui Id of Romance 533979, or for Phil Newby, a fourth year microbiology more information 1vrites Cie Sangster. and £50 respectively. In Writers, suggested that the most student, has been involved in Action projects contact LUU NEWSDESK The competition, which addition, the winning stories. traditional Mills and Boon-style for more than three years, recently raising 314251 DAY opened on Monday, is looking along with a shortlist of 25 bodice-rippers will be unlikely Administration £1,000 from local business, pub and Secretary Chris for any of you up and coming finalists, will be published in an to win the judges' attention, but supermarket collections. He described 434727 NIGHT Westwood in the love-story writers, and offers a anthology. added that she "wouldn't think himself as "friendly and approachable". prize of £750, a dozen red roses Entrants must be we'd be into gay love stories". Exec office.

ILeeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 News 3

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said that this ,veek's court case to the service". She added: computer and library he future of the Jackson for a series of sexual By Nicholas Vysny highlighted the threat to "We cannot afford to run the facilities in the evenings." worn.en's minibus attacks on Leeds students. female students. service on our own and are She added that she was service at Leeds The minibus service was in T while. Now the Students Union She said: "Although the n1eeting with the University "hopeful" and although the Metropolitan Univer sity fact set up after Jackson's last most serious incidents are authorities to ask for a longer University had been Students Union has been attack in October 1992 - when fears that funding will b e thankfully fe,v and far term commitment." "supportive in the past" she thrown into doubt this week he raped a first year LMU suspended again. between, I hear of other Ratcliffe str essed the could give no guarantee. following claims that student who was returning to Second year LMU student Nicola Hornby said : " It's attacks on women every \\'eek importance of the service Elaine Ratcliffe gave University chiefs n1ay cut its her home in Leeds 6. disgusting that they should of the year." which many students have assurance that the Students funding. Funding is currently Ratcliffe said that the come to rely on: "We ,vant the Union would fight the The news has angered divided between LMU and the even consider cutting the present two-term agreement service to continue. With the University in order to save female students at LMU, Students Union. However last service. I wouldn't feel safe between the University and exan1s looming next term the vital service. whose vulnerability was summer the University without the minibus." Elaine Ratcliffe, VP Students Union is about to run female students should not be highlighted this week by the withdrew its funding - causing out bringing "a serious threat denied the chance to use the See Spotlight, page 9 conviction of David Martin the service to be axed for a Education and Campaigns, Hanky Geordies attack security i-----. Rouse roasted eeds University Union However Administration By Howard Hockin LWomen's Officer Liz Rouse Secretary Chris Westwood said: "l could face a vote of no-confidence would think that Liz has known about it a long time. NUS does panky he police were called to after revelations this week that she Leeds University Union last .,,. effectively appointed herself as a tend to tell you about conferences T way in advance. She should have week when a fight broke out delegate to an important student By Kate Mathison let me know about it straight away between the Newcastle Medics conference a pos1t1on so we could run an election. lt rugby team and Union Security traditionally elected by cross tudents are more at risk shouldn't be my job to check with in the Old Bar. campus ballot, 1vrires David from a poor diet and the other sabbatical officers what they S The rugby team, who are S1nith. common cold than unsafe sex haven·t told me." known to have caused trouble on Instead of holding a ballot for and drug abuse, according to The three students \vho did go previous occasions. were being the election. the Women·s Affairs researchers at Leicester to the conference on behalf of rowdy near the jukebox last Committee - which Liz Rouse University. chairs - appointed three delegates LUU - Rouse. Michelle Green and In response to tbe research, Wednesday night. Rebecca Ryan - are all members Members of the team were including Rouse as LUU's the students union at Leicester of the Women's Affairs told to quieten down but at representatives at the National has replaced their healthy sex Union of Students Women's Committee. ··You· d want co call it and drug awareness ,veeks with around 9.45pm they began nepotism. but why the hell standing on their chairs and Conference in Blackpool. cookery classes in self-catering shouldn"t we go? .. den1anded shouting. When they were told And Rouse can1c under more ~ halls and the introduction of a Rouse. ··rm Women·s Officer and to move. a fight broke out with fire after missing a day of the SOp cookery book. conference to attend the Union's they're both men1bers of WAC members of the team attacking The project also attempts to Special General Meeting on who kno" about won1en·s Security. .. give students vital health banning The Sun. issues. Jonny Whyborne, a Leeds advice: eat fruit, don't drink "I' 1n not :,ure that Liz took the Debbie Jones. however. argued University student and member too much, and al\vays sneeze NUS Wornen·s Conference that there ··should have been a of Union Security. suffered into a hanky! seriously,'' said next year·s cross campus ballot so that anyone severe bruising, a black eye and Most students seem Women's Officer Debbie Jones, interested in representing women a perforated ear. unenthusiastic at the prospect who was denied the opportunity to within the Union could have He explained: "About fifteen of being taught basic skills - Pie: Sam Wells attend the conference. stood." Because the Women's of the group were very drunk Jonny Whyborne, Defender of the Union many seem to believe that they Rouse defended her position: Conference direct! y determines and started the fight. Security "I had to shield myself from After the attack notices were know how to look after "It's the Admin Secretary's NUS policy, students unions are tried to get them out, but the one guy who was throwing put up outside the Union urging themselves but simply can't be responsibility, and not my obliged to run a cross campus fight continued on the stairs. No punches at me constantly." people to come forward with bothered. Leeds University first problem. I only found out about ballot to elect their delegations. member of Security threw a The police and University details; anyone who does know year Electrical Engineering the conference at the last minute A Union source indicated that punch, but initially we were Security were called in, but no anything about the incident is student Tim Gardener said: and there wasn't time to run an a vote of no-confidence could be heavily outnumbered, and so action has yet been taken due to asked to contact LUU General ''Most students have got better election." moved against Rouse at an OGM. had difficulty getting them out. a shortage of eye-witnesses. Secretary John Rose. ways to spend their time." RON strikes back at LMUSU Thie·ves grab chemics' computers n organised gang of drove straight at them, almost by a member of staff. And two bitter about having Jost, but I weeks ago confident and well­ llegations of foul play professional thieves stole hitting one and smashing By Helen Crossley don't believe that the vote has A informed thieves lifted £10,000 Asurrounded the Leeds £16,000 of computer hardware through the lowered barrier. A been carried out fairly and there worth of CDs from the Senior Metropolitan University last week from the Chemistry student eye-witness said: ''The have something against me appears to have been a deliberate Common Room. Deputy Students Union non-sabbatical cluster in Leeds University, barrier just flew off - it was standing, perhaps because I campaign run against me." Security Officer Murgatroyd elections held last week. Louise writes Tom Miles. Using a like Starsky and Hutch." He know too much about the Union Brooks said she suspected refused to speculate on Brooks, VP Administration at duplicate key and inside spotted three young men in the and am not afraid to criticise it - someone within the Union to be similarities and possible LMUSU, was defeated by Re­ kno,vledge, the thieves loaded van. that is my job in representing the behind the campaign. connections between the Open Nominations (RON) in her ten Elonex PCs and a laser Security believes that these students at LMU." The SRC election will be campaign to stand as Chair of printer on to a stolen van in the men \Vere the prospective incidents. There was an surprisingly held again next term, probably Information about the the Student Representative early hours of last Friday. thieves. The van, ,vhich bad large number of RON votes for along with the election for the distribution of computers is Council. The computers, which ,Yere been fitted with false number the post of Chair of SRC in new post of Lesbian, Gay and disseminated to all freshers. An Brooks believes that someone alarmed and insured, plates, must have been driven comparison with the total votes Bisexual Officer. invaluable document, deliberately fixed the voting in disappeared bet\veen 1.30am at speed over the drop plates, for other poses. Brooks believes Brooks has pledged to containing a map and order to prevent her from and 5.20am. They were under with no regard for damage to that the votes cast in the last conduct a more high-profile information on access, winning the uncontested post. the control of the Computer the vehicle, in order to co1nc on hour of balloting at Becken Park campaign next time. She added: bookings and compositions of Other evidence of 'dirty Services Department. to campus. were all in favour of RON. with "l" m pissed off because 1t i, a clusters, is freely available tricks' involves the ripping Earlier, at around 10pm on In another incident earlier down of Brooks· s posters in the no votes being cast for the other waste of time and money for the in the ,veek three men \\/ere \vithout an} request for JD. Union but it will be interesting Thursday, a white van ,vas LMUSU building the morning posts. arrested and released on bail Jon Duke of the Con1puter ··1 wouldn't be standing again to sec who, if anyone. stands spotted near the Chemistr} after they had been put up. block. When t,vo security after brazenly removing a Department said: "We can if l thought the students didn't against me, and v,ho they are Brooks outlined her guards approached, the van printer and being challenged expect more of this." grievances: "Someone seems to want me," she said. "I'm not friends with." Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 4------New-s •

radical ,1uslin1 \ l onth of R a 111adan" ha,e a c ti, i ty on univers ity c learly an incitement to group ,, hich helil.'' e, also appeared. B::, San1 Rose campuses and is no longer racial hatred." A in the destruction of Recent!) a scu ffle confining itself to colleges in J e remy ~ewark, a Israel and its Je,1 ish citi1en, in,ol,ing t 110 fen1ale Soc as 11 e ll as a firm the London area. spokesperson for the National is thought to be stepping up student, at l eeds E:\ecu th e that enforces the P a ul Solomo n , t:J S Union of Students, echoed its acti, it) at both , t etropolita n L ni, ersit) l nion 's anti-racist policies. Campaig n s Org anis er, these fears: ''The activity of uni,ersitie, in Leeds. ,, as caused b, one of the But he 11 arned: "l wouldn ·t exp ressed his conc erns this group is clearly an • The organisation ha, offending posters. The r ule ou t the p ossibilit) of a bout this group. H e said: incitement to racial hatred. Its Fairground folly been accused of pulling up a poster ,, a!> e, entuall) animosit) increasing." " Hiz b-ut-Tahrir is no" influence is spreading and J nun1 her of sticl.ers around ren101 ed b ) union officers. I t is not k no\\ n II hether a c tive o n up to fifty am worried that the situation Ang!') lan Fabian drcn e his E~,ort XR.~i the to,1 n proclain1in g .\cti, it) has been less these can1paigns are t h e univ e rs ity campus es, 11ill get worse." at 1OOnlph into an an1usen1ent arcade to "khilafah" - the Is lan1ic o, ert at Leeds L nil ersit). ,~ork of t h e minorit •y h olding meetings, lectures Hiz b-ut-Tahrir is not settle a grudge - then found out that he· d state the) belie, e should be .\ ccording to J onn) J acobs, Islamic e'.\. t remist group a nd dis tributing representa tive of the vast caused £500.000 dan1agc to the \\ rong establbhed across the II hole the P olitical Officer for Hizb-ut -T ahr ir. B u t t h e inflammator) leaflets. .'.\1any major ity of :\1uslims in the building- of the , fiddle East. At both Leeds l'ni,ersit) Lnion's t:nion of J e\\ish Stu dents of t h ese leaflets ha, e count ry. They are currently The car ploughed into the \\ heel of unh ersities posters bearing Je11 ish Societ), this is belie, es t h at this referr ed to t he .'.\l uslim s' banned in the majority of Fortune arcade causing a fire PortMuouth the slogan "Kill a ,Te,, in the because Ll t: has a strong J- organisation is increasing its duty to kill J ews a nd a r e .'.\fiddle Eastern countries. Cro" n Court heard that Fabian had hoped to settle an old ,core "tth fa1n:round O\\ rer \\ a I\ Shut ncbotton1 ~ . and kill h1111,elt at the 1.,a,,1c ti•nc. Sweet music for the classes Loan shark duty Bui rn al lt'1sure bos, Peter Arnett O\\ ncd tudent loans \\ere again at the ar..:ade and had no connection \\ 1th Sthe centre of contro,·ers) B) Lucie Spurr Sliu'fleb(1ttom. last "eek "hen Education SecreWJ'), John Panen claimed system operared 1hr.,1ugh a in " speech that student;. "ere surcharge on :National Out of Africa the main beneficiaries of ln.~uraoce. higher education it "as their Borrov. ers v. ould be .. moral dut)" to cany part of reqwred to pa~ an ex:ra I'* on ,, oh cs. bears 'ld ,on, or 40 , ears - • the financial burden. top of the1· 9% '\ auonal onl) to b, J'L , .it ot a, L 011 •)1ck.1ng up a ReJecung claim, that rhe Insurance contnbuuon until dead phea,ant adrrun1strauon of the scheme 1s the, bad paid off their loan. rn1., (>0, s1,'<1tted th" [,1rd be,1dc the r,)ad co,ung the go, ernment more c This u make the s,stem• but got run o, er a, he rctnc,, d t money than the old grants more ef .. ent n getung n's 1:.n, 1)f C \ ntn nLrs('d n 1n u ed leg ') st err P tten cncoi..ragect rer !I ent and .ou d he p , ,tt. . , nd :,, 1d "I', e t,een 1 ,1 ~t den take ut e ans ~ e a pres u·e from dargc o , Mtl•, t o ~ l 11) f, but 1t , e •era, e re r v. paid bs to pay e f ,1 n'c ,e be e ,u.: ne :he ct n t h,l\ e \\ H \\ e, r un on chiefs '"'--'u""'l be nr- pai ba .. k ~1 .1sed the pt::: cl3Ul1-!1g that living Doll meas.rres Llk.n b> pn,at< p s.:. 5 mpan1e t •erlatm mone~ P,, ,hie Ra a Be 44 c.o , t, 'thc e 'S ... e e a ... ..:e 1ke ) to be far more se, ere ,p,nt of a Barb1c Doi to get n," er, tor •"'"-· e eased The , .. heme Jrav. th.in those of the go, ernment. An1cncan, "ho ,1.'nd !J1,;r their problcn1s Music in motion: The sweet sounds of the Leeds University Union Music Society b) a tc rr <'re>m the L !Id 'l F1nan .. 1a .\ffau, Secretary. and I" o dollar, \1) ,11, Bell ,·la1n1, that replaced the usual musical sounds of scribbling pens and over-worked brains in the Schoo, of F~onorru::, pr ",;ises F. ot Reuben ,aid "It', the ,pint ,)f her childhood d,,l] II\ e, on Parkinson Court last Saturday. The programme included a piece composed by funding t from pn, at- se tor d ffi ... ult tc ,ee hov. n "ould throLgh her: "She f,r,t ,poke to n1e 20 student Antony Whyton, and a Tchaikovsky symphony entitled 'Pathetique - ,efs ,ource, and ,-reat r.g work 1f thev put It mte> ;iractice ) ear, ago "hen Pl) pet rabbn died and hope that last coursework essay wasn't! Words: Helen Crossley; Pie: Ed Cr;spin 1ncome-,ont1ngent repu\ 'Tlen but : ,ounds dodn to me ' ha, been there for n1e c, er ,1nce "

A fine pair Taxi fine 'unfair' Boffins plot virtual success Tv-o Leed, Cn1,er,i1, alling all computer ;\d, anced Robotics B, Paul Greenhough Pals found plent) to chucJ..Ie aoout "hen .l ,tudcnt~ thi, week L 1a med B) Sam Rose Cboffins! Students at . - Research Limited. Roseanne Cox agreed to marr~ Gordon to ha,·e been , ict.mi,ed b,. a Leeds Lni,ersit) ha,e Howe, er Ste,e Rowett, ,\ ohhs - but theu register office "edd1ng local ta.xi dri,er 1i:ter he 'ined station v.here the, could sort organised a \ irtual Realit) satellite li nk to London one of the organisers of the \\'ent off v. 1thout an~ co,.:-ups. one of them £:!O tor lea, 1n!! a the matter out .. He took u, conference to take place ne:\1 sho·wing the latest ad,·ances e, ent, stressed that it was \tanagere,, Ro,eanne, 25, met c,, 11 "mudd) footpnnt'" on the front- dov.·n a maze of ,treeis:· the Thursda). in , irtual Realit} not j ust for students engineer Gordon. 26. v. hile v. ork1ng 1n a pa.,,enger -cat of ht, cab, and female student rccal , "But The e, ent, British tecbnolog), allowing you to stud} ing Electronic Glasgov. ~nooker club then put them through "hat "hen he ,topped the car "·e Information Technolog) look through someone else's Engineering: ..It' s on quite a the) dc,cnbed a, a both got out and ran becau,e Da) 1994, is part of a e)·es. low tech level realh. - an,.· one ·fngh1en1ng .. ordeal we thought "e "ere 10 a European series of , irtual ,\ !so being held are from psychologists to those Le pie-nicked The -.tudent,, "ho both dodg) area ... Rea lit) conferences lectures from t.:K leaders in interested in the media \I-ill "1,h 10 remain i..nnamed, The) hailed another taxi to in, ol, ing France, Ital). the field from Leeds and enjo) it." Traffic .:op!> moved on a French famtl) hailed a 1ax1 from the ~1usic take them back to the hall ol Spain and Belgium. On sho\\ other universities as well as Entrance to the e,·ent is Factor) at around 3am on v,. ho parked r, · a 011:n1c on an !\125 re,1dence But "hen the) at Leeds will be a Ii, e British Telecom and free to students. Saturda) mom1n!! to take them arn ved at the hall the first police ramp ne, S ,,. 11 \-1erstam, Surre) ' Cluele,, tou1 ,· ? .::re Lefounta1n "a' back to a Uni\ er,1t) hall of dn \ er sudden)) reappeared charged" th dangerou, dn,1ng and fneJ re~1dencc The female ,tudent The student, "ere cha,ed Memorial match at Beckett Park climbed -,,er from the into the main bu !ding of the £50. The '1aple,, 'Eur<'pean , la med • It ~ ru!!b) union match 1, to college That 01 !!hi the team, Hugg1t i, hoping that pa,,cnger ,eat into Lhe back - - ,eemed hKe a nice place to eat lun,..11 hall and reached ,afetv. onh. ~o Abe-staged tomorro" 1n "ent out dnnk1ng together, Pugh·, parent, v. ill be althou.:~ thcr~ "ere no to!le , " "here the male , udent "a, be told the next da) that Llle '.Tlemor, of 11urra, Pugh, a but at around Spm a attending the mat,h. and 1f ,1tt ng. and 'I doing ,o eft a . - ' - taxi dn, er had complained to studen• from Cheltenham "ho d1,acrccment "nh 'ocal, led pre,ent the, v. ill pre,ent the foot?nr• on the seat the sub-" ardcrs of the hall and "as stabbed to death JUst o, er :o one- of the Leed, team merronal troph) to the lt v. , stupid th ng to do reported the nc dent •o •be t" e , e month\ ag0 1n an memt,cr, and one of the 'I\ 1nn1ng team Flock off I admit. but I d1dn t expect to ' police !ll1dent 10, ol, 1ng Leed, Gloucc,ter t< am member, - .. It -,hould t,e a f.tung 1-)e ch r:!;ed £2 for t she S meth ng prett) tn, a \1e•rop lla'l L n1, ers t, \1urr... y Pugh - being ~tabbt'd commemorauon.'" ,:11d B od ~e ,heep v. , rep a,ed t, a exp ned At f r, re u,ed t res lted 10 a ot aggression Stuctent~ l n1on rugb, team. Pugh died from tu, l!'Junes. Andrev. snov. ba :. "h<' v. a, e,han ca m fter ,he a rr o,t p ) b t tf-en the dr er go• trom the dn, e reflet ted the , r re Hol'.ard Hoc ktr One ) ear on Da, 1d Huggn. pan of the kam .. , expect .t mpe .. the 1.he,tra dur ng a reall) aggre,, , e and sa,d be male stuctent · !\oy. he 1 l kst ) ear. on Saturda) the L~fL student "ho "a, "ill be a h1ghl) cmouonal B rm1ngham opera "u c take u, t the pol ce clairrung that we so kl.,;ked 1n \1arch 6Ul an LML SC r1..gb) stabbed. h ... s organised a occa,1on:· ,tatlon f "c clJdr ·, pa, up " his door wh1~h s omp ete team tra,elled down to match against Cheltenham and The game starts at 12.30 Compiled l-) Ph1nea:-. \\ ells Both ,ti..dent, told the be· added the female stuctent Cheltenham to pla) Gloucester- college 1n memon pm at Beckett Park and d: , er to take them to a pohce - . · \\ e weren't out tax, bash1n!! " Cheltenham and Gloucester of Pugh. e,·ef) one 1s "eleome.

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n attempt by students at resolution had an attendance of shame. I ' m positive we would Leeds University Union just 240. Because under Union By C harlotte Lomas have had a clear majority to overturn the h ighly rules th is was q uorate for an any,vay." A Even fellow Exec member controversial decision to ban OGM the decision taken there campaigning in which almost The Sun n ewspaper fell is allowed to stand. three hundred signatures ,ver e Liz Rouse, who had originally through this ,veek. The irony of the attendance collected in a petition. proposed the motion to ban T h e attendan ce at the figures caused outrage an1ong Elliot Reuben, Financial The Sun, expressed h e r Special Gen eral Meeting some stu den ts. Secon d year Affairs Secretary at LUU, who disappointment: " It would reached 290, still 60 short of the Clare Birch remarked: "The camp a ign ed again st t h e have been nice to have been quorate. Maybe ,ve could have total necessar y to ach ieve origin a l meeting was only decision, said of the attendance: qu or acy. T h is meant that the quorate because other issues "290 people is an impressive put this one to bed and I could m eeting h ad to b e called off were being d iscussed . I t's figur e in itself and I've never have cleared my name." without any vote being taken. pathet ic tha.t m ore p eople are seen so n1any people a nnoyed The Sun could h ave been H owever t h e SGM wa s h er e tod ay and we can't even by a decision." reinstated by yesterday's AGM, but there was too little hailed as a ''moral victory" by vote." He added : "A lot of people those against the ban , since tile The failure to over turn the who wanted The Sun reinstated time in which to place a motion Pie: Ed Crispin OGM which passed the original d ecisi on follows a week of wer en 't h ere, s o it's a real on the agenda. The SGM breaks up Inquorate t's a stic est Yorkshire Police have doors are fitted ." W launched a 'Hands Off!' Asked about the latest police his week saw the hotly produced. campaign this week in the fight initiative, H enry Lowe, a Tdebated I nternationa I Third year English student against property crime, writes student landlord in t he Hyde Men's Week at Leeds Nicola Matthews claimed: "I Simon Greenhalgh. Park area, said: " Apart from University Union, but contrary think holding a Men's Week is The scheme is part of West the t heft of our fireplace and to popular belief, beer swilling really petty. It shows a lack of FANcy Yorkshire Police's ' Anti­ toilet seat on t he first day of and projectile vomiting appreciation of what Women's Burglary Campaign' and aims m oving in, I ' ve not b een con1petitions were low on the Week was about and is just a A PINi to give advice on protecting bother ed. But secur ity makes agenda, wrires Da vid Lillerick. reaction in a mi splaced attempt property. One of the main sense." Instead the Week, organised to redress the balance." proposals is to place a security e The crimewave in Leeds 6 was by LUU Welfare Officer Ceri The majority of women were sticker on students' movable further highlighted last week Nursaw, was an attempt to indifferent to the event. Emily property. The initiative will when a postgraduate student was promote understanding of the Willoughby, studyi ng Ecology, target some of Britain's most attacked while walking home issues facing the male shrugged off suggestions that it burgled streets in Hyde Park near St Marks Flats, writes Matt population, and as a result was a waste of tin1e and money, and Headingley. Students in Roper. debates on pornography and saying: "Why not have a Men's these areas can expect a visit Paul Marsh, who is studying sexual abuse, plus self-defence Week? They deserve it just as from police officers in the next for an MA in Politics at Leeds c lasses and a men's drop-in, much as we do." few weeks, asking them to put University, was surrounded by existed alongside less serious Some males welcomed Men's the 'security mark' on their six k nife-wielding youths at events such as the comedy Week as a chance to have a few property and record a house around 1 :30am on Sunday evening and sports quiz. laughs while rejecti ng the 04,_ morning. They robbed him of his The poster publicity Pie: Debashla Singh contents list. However the controversy commonly held belief that it is Dave Thomas, a Crime wallet, containing credit cards. only females who have gender­ to promote awareness of them is Most students still seemed ID and £15 in cash - leaving their surrounding Men' s Weck confused as to what the aim of Prevention Officer at c ontinued. Students of both based problems. Othe rs, nonsense." Weetwood police station, which victim distressed and bewildered. Stuart Tarbuck of Christian the week was. Jeff Trickett. a sexes were divided as to however, thought the idea covers the Headingley area, Marsh said: "It's changed my U nion, organisers o f the ta lk third year Genetics student, said: whether the cause was ludicrous: "It is nothing but a commented: "We aim to give attitude. I'm fi nding it difficult to 'The Invisible Man', disagreed: "Sexua l abuse, rape, worthwhile and whether the token gesture held for the wrong information on how to prevent concentrate and I've started to be " Men often think that if they contraception - these are issues amount of money spent on the reasons," said first year crime. Five out of ten houses far more careful" have a problem it is a completely facing everybody. To split them event could be justified. Many Philosophy student Adam haven't even got window locks, "I've only been in Leeds for a individual thing. We need to up into me n 's and wo men's believed that holding the event Sutherland. "It is just an excuse and it is important, especially few months but this is not the recognise that there are problems proble ms is wrong a nd o nly completely undermined the to get pissed up which I can do in the more vulnera ble older first time that I' ve been attacked anytime. It is obvious that men which all men go through, and causes conflict, and that's not in the city," he added. awareness and understanding going to help anybody." type houses, that new locks and that Women's Week had exist, so the notion that we need which are particular to men." Uni mourns Harrison Leeds sabs in violent clashes with hunt flared" when mem bers of the this is easier to achieve through taff and students at Leeds IIu nt saboteurs from Leeds non-violent and legal means." University were in mourning IIMetropolitan University By Helen Crossley hun t got violent and the sabs S r esponded. He denied hunters' Peterkin says he saw one this week after the death of were involved in violent clashes claims that t he sabs viciously hunt sab deliberately trampled former student and BBC with hunters last week, Michael Peterkin, Secretary attacked th em, insisting t h at on by a horseman, resulting in correspondent John Harrison, resulting in 22 arrests. Four of the LMUSU Hunt Saboteurs Society, said: "Some of our they were acting purely in self­ three fractured ribs and a 1vrites Paul Greenhough. people received hospital damaged kidney. The saboteur Harrison, who was 4 7, was treatment following the members went down to defence. He said: "The hunters started the fight but they came was arrested but no action was killed in a car crash while incident at the Fourburrow Cornwall to support the off worse. We don' t look for taken against the hunter. working in South Africa. hunt near Redruth in Cornwall Cornish sabs who usually violence when we go to a hunt. Twenty-two hunt saboteurs Born in Aldershot in 1946, - a meet which is allegedly number around six and are Ou r job is to try and prevent were arrested and released on Harrison went to grammar notorious for violence against routinely attacked by hunters." th e hunt from happening and ' bail without charge. school in Shrewsbury and came protestors. Peterk in alleges that "trouble to Leeds in 1964. There he played an active part in University life, becoming the President of Sadler Hall in 1966- Speech and language week raises awareness John Harrison 67. communication ability ... under fives. in response to eeds Metropolitan University He graduated in 1967 with a of his work, often done under He explained that as many as evidence t hat increasing this week played host to By A lun W atkins 2:2 in Political Studies. conditions of extreme pressure. L one in IO people can be affected by incidences of speech defects in Afte r his death tributes came 'Speakwatch', a BT sponsored youngsters in recent years are due Harrison began writing for Justin Drew, a second year some form of speaking problem. flooding in from. among others, campaign dedicated to increasing to the influe nce of TV and Reading's Evening Post, moving Speech and Language Therapy "These problcn1s can casil) affect Nelson Mandela and South awareness of speech difficulties. sophisticated modern toys. on to the Daily Express and then student at LMU. organi sed the self-confidence ," he added. African President F W de Klerk. A stall in the Union reception Anyone who missed the stall the Daily 1\.1ail. He j oined the week. He said: "The event has "People should kno w that Harrison died whilst working area aimed to promote better in the Cit) Site reception but BBC in 1983 and eventually being going for several years but therapy 1s a\'ailable free on the in the turmoil of Bophutswana understanding of the scale and would ltk~ 10 kno,, n1on: should became the Bureau Chief for people still aren t fully aware. 't. e l\lHS." The ,,eek also homeland 1n South Africa. He in1po rtance of speech and .;ontJct Dr Joe Re) nolds ,lt I :'> 1l South Afnca. arc a1111ing to 1ncrc.ise and aid r1nph,1s1,cd the proble1ns ol the He won respect for the qual it) lea\'es a w ife and two children. language ther.1py [Leeds Student Independent N4:_wspaper 18th March 1994 l 6------Ne\Vs • •

eeds city centre was student and local members of Anti-fascist groups took to the streets in an attempt hardcore of demonstrators, left shouting: " I ' ll get you on police and the ANL in a state disrupted by violent the Anti-Nazi League (ANL) to break up a meeting of the British National Party Saturday." clashes at the end of last and Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) of confusion. Most Protesters continued to L last week. The protests turned to punches when the demonstrators wer e still assemble outside the Metropole week as anti-fascists attempted marched from the art gallery to smash up a meeting of the to the Queens Hotel near the location of the meeting was discovered. chanting outside the Metropole until 9pm. Although there were British National Party. station where they believed the when the attack took place and no further outbreaks of The extreme rightwing BNP meeting was taking place. assembled in small groups and flurry of fists. A member of the it was some minutes before the violence, tempers continued to group was convening in Leeds Once there the protesters scouted the area. BNP appeared from the hotel police acted to cordon off the be frayed and a Leeds Student to discuss tactics for the chanted anti-fascist slogans Forty minutes later, to and exchanged blows with area. photographer was threatened forthcoming local elections, at and tried to gain assurances shouts of "we've got them", about twenty furious anti­ Once the situation was by the mob. which they plan to put forward from hotel management that some anti-fascists sprinted fascists before retreating placed under control Tony The Anti-Nazi League candidates. Richard Edmonds, the BNP were not inside. down the road to the West inside, bloodied by the assault. White, a member of the violent hailed the protest as a success: a leading figure in the British The rally then moved on to Ridings Hotel. For a few brief Other fascists gave sieg-heil rightwing group Combat 18, "We've succeeded in flushing National Party was present at the Metropole Hotel. moments angry wol'dsi1were salutes from behind the hotel's was spotted. A police dog the Nazis out. We broke up their meeting," said a the meeting. While ANL shouted chants exchanged, before the anti­ windows. handler separated him from More than one hundred on one side of the street, AFA fascists steamed in with a The attack, instigated by a the mob as he walked past spokesperson.

Metropole Hotel: 7 .15

The protest moves down the road to the appear to lose interest and the three cars Metropolc. Members of Anti-Fascist and two , ans that arrived outside the Action (AFA) gather on the opposite side Queens are nowhere to be seen. Members of the road to the chanting Anti-Nazi of AFA break off fro111 the protest to scout Queens Hotel: 6.45 League. After fifteen minutes the police the area. West Riding Hotel: 7.55

Anti-fascist groups gacher outside the Queens A bloodied member of the British National Hotel, where protcstors believe members of the Party (BNP) gives a Nazi salute from behind the BNP plan to rendevous. Half an hour of doors of the West Riding Hotel. Before police chanting anti-Niui slogans brings the protest to secured the Hotel, the BNP member had the attention of the police. The marchers are exchanged blows with abouc cwenty angry anti­ repeatedly asked to remove themselves from the fascists. Other BNP members gave salutes from steps of the Queens. behind the windows. Over 100 anti fascists meet outside Leeds J City Art Gallery r-~ ~=-----_J

Marchers make their way to the Queens Hotel -

A.t RE s'\ - Tony White spotted: 8.1 O 0 \ West Riding Hotel: 8.45 Tony White who, as reported in lase week's !Leeds City Station I A heavy police presence secures the West Leeds Student, is a member of the violent Riding Hotel and prevents anti-fascists from right wing group, Combac I 8, nonchalantly entering. Around twenty police armed with strolls past the mob of anti-fascist batons swooped to prevent a riot, assisted by demonstrators. White (with his back co the two vans, a helicopter and a dog handler. No photographer) taunts the crowd. A police dog .R~p~ _r,lfn_g '._t)y Tim ~a/Jagher.' PJ1otos by FJic/Jar~_Fletcher arrests >w·ere n1ade despite flared tempers and 1 handler scparaces White from the demonstrators. • • • - ..... lJ"""~., ... I<.... } ,,,_ •, A • ••• ~- O \• ••, • •,• • • ~, -~~--· ....1.~ •.•.:-•,..,.,~---f,i)._ ...... ,•• 0 ~- - violent confrontation.

ILeeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 News 7 aces o ' er' avid Martin Jackson is police sources as "ver y Stripper', giving graphic expressed no remorse for the a Jekyll and Hyde religious and sincere people." By Matt Roper details of the first attacks and rape or sexual assault of character. By day a However Jackson showed boasting to be the 'real' Leeds students. D Neighbours of Jackson well-respected member of bis no Christian compassion to attacker. church community. By night a his victims. He preyed on number of unattached females Detective Superintendent could not bring themselves to hooded attacker who stalked young females, commuting to walking about. And therefore Bob Taylor said: "Our believe that the respectable member of the local his student victims across the the Woodhouse Moor area to an abundance of victims in the perception from the badly lit Woodhouse Moor commit the violent attacks. darkness." interviews is that he is very community they knew was in fact a vicious rapist. One area of Leeds 6. Dete ctive Jackson led a double life. arrogant and seeks to During a fifteen month Superintendent Bob Taylor, Although single at the time of minimise or deny said: "I don't really believe be reign of terror Jackson struck who led the investigation that the first attack, in September responsibility for the attacks." did it, he seemed a genuinely fear into the heart of finally caught Jackson, said: 1992 he married a hospital Jackson continues to nice person." thousands, committing a "This man is very dangerous. nurse at the Testament display his dual nature. However there was no series of brutal sex attacks - He carried out systematic and Church of God, Leeds. But his Despite the evidence against doubt in the minds of the horrific attacks continued. him - including DNA tests - he police who worked on the culminating in the rape of an pre-planned attacks on lone David Martin Jacbon females. There is a dark side Just days after be returned still maintains bis innocence. case. LMU student. Fifteen months of Jackson as a confident, brutal But in court, supporters to bis character." T a y 1 o r from his honeymoon in His refusal to plead guilty investigations ended with the and remorseless man. testifi ed to his God-fearing described bow Jackson Florida, Jackson raped his forced his victims to endure targeted Woodhouse Moor: fifth victim. the ordeal of giving evidence evidence presented at Leeds One senior policeman nature. He was a member of Crown Court. During the case described Jackson simply as his local gospel group, his "He was attracted to the area He taunted police, sending in court. And even after the the picture emer ged of "an evil bastard." family were described by because there was a la rge them a letter signed 'Jack the guilty verdict Jackson Courage -The letter that convicted David Martin Jackson~

letter which David Jackson Praised A wrote to the police gloating By Rosa Prince My Nt:=XT POtNT. TH£ TokEI< that he was the W ood house t:}1!7- Su PT TA YLO~. Moor Rapist, was to lead to his released to the media. By Rosa Prince WHO A.AfEO THI= 6-f.lN. H£ WAS A F00L1 "nfG' &!AL I W T t /11 MA,~Cff ~q2. IIAO letter as a "foot in the door" - The scientists report revealed courage in facing a court to HE 5HOWED ("1 15 the imprint of another letter, L C:",V&TH 8 L~ND£ /:ACE. Jackson's one mistake. recount their ordeals. $1/0ULOI:"'/<. I/A t~ The letter arrived in January which Jackson had written The five women were forced A)/o l,w'\5 W EAA. ltlG- A f)ARk 'j()V~ S 5/NcE~EL Y last year, and police were using the same notepad. to describe intimate details of () 1/N'&'=-'

her husband during the trial s David Martin Jackson Jackson. I would have liked to By Helen Crossley have seen him imprisoned for and claimed to be able to A began his twelve year account for his whereabouts on sentence, for the rape and life," he said. shout 'it's my turn now' ." Taylor was shocked by four of the five nights when sexual assault of five women on attacks took place. Mrs Woodhouse Moor, discussions Detective Superintendent Jackson's total lack of remorse for the trauma be had inflicted Jackson took to the witness continued outside the Bob Taylor of West Yorkshire Police, who was in charge of upon his victims and described stand on the ninth day of her courtroom where reaction to husband's trial to protest his the outcome of the trial was the fifteen month investigation, the defendant's " blase had maintained contact with attitude" during police innocence. At the time of one of mixed. interviews. He believes that, the attacks in June 1991 she To Jackson's victims it the victims throughout the judging from the way the claimed that the couple were at seems that the length of his case. Taylor saw their distress at inquiry was going, had the home preparing for a church sentence is irrelevant, as their convention the following day. suffering will continue despite close hand as they faced the police not received the 'Jack the Sti:ipper' letter, Jackson However, the jury found him b eing behind bars. " I ordeal of giving evidence in the trial. Prior to the court case he would have continued carrying Jackson guilty of all charges, don't think there will ever be a including the most vicious - the man I could trust now," said bad criticised the fact that the out his assaults. victims were to be called upon Despite the guilty verdict rape of his fifth victim - just Detective Superintendent Bob Taylor and colleagues Pie Debashls Singh one student victim, "I've got days after the newlyweds this feeling that he's to give evidence, thereby being Jackson continues to deny that the conviction as " a case of the Birmingham Six. Myself forced to relive the harrowing he is the rapist, and family and returned from their mistaken identity" by the five and the Jackson family will be everywhere, watching me." honeymoon. She said the fact that experience. At Leeds Crown fellow cburchmembers, who white women victims. launching a campaign to clear have supported him Mrs G Higgins, a Jackson showed no signs of Court last week he called into Higgins continued : " In his name." question the leniancy of the throughout the trial, intend to spokesperson for Jackson's years to come, people ,viii look Jackson is now serving remorse for what he has done solicitor, said that a massive made her furious at him: sentencing. "I am not happy appeal against the judgement. back on this case and compare twelve years for the series of with the twelve year sentence Jackson's wife, Jennifer injustice had been carried out it to the Guildford Four and assualts he committed. "There are times when I want against Jackson. She described to take a knife to him and for n1ultiple rapists like Jackson, provided alibis for Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 8------CoD1D1ent & Analysis------cats and do

"let's get pissed". have decided in my holy human b eings. They are not which says: "I'm a cat and I I'd love to say Thatcher arrogance that there are discriminating creatures. They don't give a fuck about is a bound but she is two kinds of p eople: cats will a ccep t comfor t a nd anyone". We could all I is indisputably a cat, as the and dogs. security but there is always the Rupert Hamer succumb to it and become cats vile Edwina Currie. By It struck me the other day feeling that i f you weren ' t but then again the world would comparison Roy Hattersly as I cooked a meal for two of around, well, anyone would do. be an even more brutal place and Margaret Beckett could my housemates. "Oh you star" And there is the constant on Friday than it is already. they purred. " Mmmm lovely" sense that so long as they are This is why it is better to be never be anything apart . they m eowed rubbing up wa rm a n d their n ests a r e ~ dog. You can tell straight from dogs. against my leg. And yet as soon feathered nothing else really sophisticated about this kind relationship with a cat is one away when you meet a dog So next time you are in as they had b ad th eir fill, it matters... the rest of the world of behaviour. Anyone can be way traffic, you give and they pers on. They are always the Union and someone was back to normal, claws out, and all its in trigu es a nd selfis h , it is an ins tinctive take. pleased to see you, they rarely strides up and tells you are a fangs showing in feline snarls. t roubles a r e a matte r o f human tra it which everyone And they h ave a habit of bear grudges and they dog just smile and say For cats rep resent indifference. bas and it requires no rational d oing i t with a hideously regularly say things like "no thanks. It can only be a everything which is bad about Ther e is nothing t h ou ght wh a tsoever. A complacent grin on their faces problem", "aarr forget it" and compliment.

t h In defence of the eeks. •• e Dear Editor, was only meant to be of interest more than 'empty political Yours Sincerely, to women, not men. How very statements' proved by the 100s A weekly sketc/1 of sti1de11t politics Whoever wrote last week's silly. Does "Tibet Week" only of letters signed on women's Steve Courtney a nd Susan C. editorial in Leeds Student concern Tibetans? Is issues during the week. Pemberton. mysterious figure allowed to buy it seen1ed a bit apparently does not understand "Homelessness Week" only of Homosexuality is, as much a stalks the Union contradictory too. the word "INTERNATIONAL". interest to the homeless? female as a male issue. Success Awielding untold This was one of your black The article repeatedly referred to Be honest, cnt1c1s1ng of the LGB disco is to me, self­ Dear Editor powers. His name is Michael or white debates. You were something called "Women's International Women's Week evident - I know of several Zatman. Zatman is officially either for or against the ban. Week". LUU has not had a because it's too "international" is lesbian women who gained I am writing in response to the Leeds University Union Every wishy-washy liberal in Women's Week - it has had an a bit daft really. Why doesn't both confidence and new your articles concerning Speaker, but is far better the place was blown off the INTERNATIONAL Women's Leeds Student ask more friends from the event. This 'Men's Week'. I wish to make known for his in-depth fence on to one side or the Week. "International" rather searching questions, such as surely justifies its place in the it quite clear that the Survivors knowledge of that Maastricht other. Soon rival groups were implies the whole of humanity, what was so "international" week. Project is not part of the anti­ among documents, the Union formed . It became NOT just the U.K. Your reporter about " INTERNATIO NAL feminist so-called 'men's Constitution. No one has ever unfashionable to be seen with seems to be unaware that Men's Week"? Anonymous rights' campaign. We offer read this manuscript. few are "the other lot". Every corridor THREE QUARTERS of support to men who are even aware of its existence, yet in the Union Building was humanity lives in the so-called Alistair Scott survivors of incest, sexual Zatman has made it his life· s partitioned into two halves, Third World. So to exclude the Third World First. Dear Editor, assault and rape - usually work. Having switched to a although there was a bit of a Third World from International victims of other men. We do course specially designed to row over which group should Women's Week would be to We were horrified at the not work in opposition to his needs - LUU Constitutional rightfully \valk on the left exclude most of the international Dear Editor, suggestion in last week's Leeds women's organisations. Where Studies - he has spent years w111g. community. This would not be Student that the LGB disco was possible we try to work nourishing every sub-bye-law Then the media got hold of very "international". I felt the comment on Women's irrelevant to Inter national together. and producing heavy critical it. Union officers were grilled Moreover, women make up Week in last week's Leeds Women's Week, and also at the I have become more tomes such as 'Constitution nightly on our television half the world's population. Yet Student very unfair, and implication that all gay men are involved with Men's Week on a and Criticism', 'Constitution: screens ("Yees," drawled in 1980. a UN report estimated seemed to miss the point of mysogynistic. personal level simply because I Relevant today?' and his most Jeremy Paxman sarcastically that women receive only ONE Women's Week altogether. Firstly. why on earth should am interested in men and famous, Marxist reading, as Elliot Reuben talked about TENTH of the world's income, The point of Women's lesbians and bisexual women be sexual politics. Though you 'Section E Clause viii and the putting up a poster next to the and they own less than ONE Week is to highlight women's excluded from 1.W.W . events? manage to contradict discourse of alienation'. newspaper explaining his HUNDREDTH of the world's issues not only in Britain, but Are they perhaps lacking the yourselves - bow can it be both When not appearing on objections). The Sun itself property. Despite this, they Worldwide. Amnesty correct genitalia to qualify as right-on and a male 'Record Breakers' to face panicked at the prospect of a actually perform almost two­ International and Third World 'proper women'? Give us one rights/macho week - some of irritating kids testing his world sharp drop in circulation, and thirds of hours of work in the First meetings were included in valid reason why any woman your criticisms are valid. famous powers of recall, went to battle stations by world. Oxfam believes that such the week's events to highlight should not be actively Whereas International Zatman is chairing the Union ·s launching its now infamous inequalities between men and the picture globally. encouraged to participate in Women's Week should be a General Meetings. At 'Your son or daughter could won1en are a major reason for Women in the West, no International Women's Week. celebration of, and space for, Tuesday's SGM - convened to soon be deprived of The Sun' Third World poverty. matter how persecuted they Also, the implicit suggestion women, any men's event must overturn the ban on The Sun - campaign. Also issues such as female may feel, still have a voice, and t hat the LGB society is be different. A men's event he looked on \vith fatherly The ban The Sun crisis genital mutilation affect n1illions they need to learn how they comprised wholly of gay men is should be more about a focus concern as the numbers failed almost toppled the of Third World women. Many of can use it to change the only partial! y less ridiculous than on men than any simplistic to swell. 350 people were Government. When the issue these women are now treatment of women the statement that gay men celebration of men. A critical needed - the Constitution told inevitably reached Parliament, campaigning against this Worldwide. utterly reject women per se. focus on men is a way to start him that - but it wasn · t going John Major had in1mense severely unhealthy practice, It is always important to Many gay and bisexual n1en have to challenge men to change. to happen. After half an hour trouble in forcing MPs to toe AND they want us to support focus on issues close to female equally valid relationships with The value - or not of Men's he blew the whistle and called the party line. 'The Sun rebels· their can1paign. So isn't this the students in Leeds such as rape \vomen and the 'journalist's' Week remains to be seen. Try the whole thing off. Stirring - as they men1orably becan1e type of issue which should and AIDS. It is equally offensive con1ments merely giving it a chance before efforts to drag people away known - just wouldn't give in feature in International Women's important to empower them to perpetuate homophobic slagging it off. fron1 their daydreaming into until they were threatened with Week? project the in1a ge further. stereotypes and display a the Riley Smith Hall had having their whips withdra\vn, Leeds Student seems to think Amnesty Internati onal and downright ignorance of the facts. Pete Brown Survivors Project failed, which to general and even then only if their that International Women's Week Third World First provide (Personal Capacity) dissatisfaction left The Sun chains were taken away too. problem unresolved. All of which made Tuesday Ramblings of Hated Hamer .It had all begun this tern1. particularly disappointing. The Dear Editor The Editor A close inspection of the majority of students who (myself excluded) read the Leeds contents of both Leeds banned The Sun at an OGM Student - is infanrile to say the Leeds Student were there to support a different Rupert Hamer's ramblings on least. • University Union Policy and Friday have finally provoked me Leeds University Union The Sun newspaper revealed motion; more turned up at the Hamer obviously thinks into taking pen to paper. His there to be a SGM, and they really did care himself a superior being but he PO Box 157 'article· this \veek which refers contradiction therein. about the issue. It all seemed really must be an insecure, to (I guess) Nellie's Bar and the Leeds LS11UH But telling rather unfortunate, and not quite obnoxious middle-class prat to intelligent fair. But then that's democracy clientele who frequent it was not write such drivel.. Letters should be addressed to the Editor and clearly marked people that for you. Or the Constitution. only insulting but taking cheap for publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters, which ' they weren't Ask Michael Zatman. jibes at rhose who cannot answer Yours critically Trudie should be no longer than 300 words. The deadline for letters is the back - because I doubt many Caravan Tuesday preceeding publication.

ILeeds Student Independent Newspaper 5th November 1993 Colllinent & Analysis------9 How the Woodhouse Moor Rapist could be free in four years n sentencing David Martin life stops there and it 's his." She attacks lies more in the region of criminals of this type are Jackson, the Woodhouse cannot go out alone, and says °I_":E, ":E, I sixteen to eighteen years. usually sent. There he will I Moor Rapist. to twelve that she will never be able to .-_.- Furthermore, in pleading not­ have little opportunity to years imprisonment, Judge trust a man again. guilty. despite overwhelming loose his propensity to attack Justice Harrison said: When you consider that there evidence - including DNA students. There are no "Offences such as these are four other young wo,nen with against him, David Jackson facilities for psychotherapy at should be punished by a similarly harrowing stories, docsn' t really mean twelve years Leeds 6 again by 1998. forced his victims to undergo the Wakefield. There used to be. substantial period of twelve years begins to seem at all. In eight years it is fairly Those who remain double indignity of a reliving bul then there were cuts. imprisonment:· He didn ·t take quite a short time. likely that Jackson will be unconvinced should be aware their ordeal in a packed A specialist centre called his own advice. If the length of the sentence is released on remission. It's not that twelve years is a remarkably courtroom under the glare of Grenden Undenvood aimed at Twelve years n1ay seem beginning to bother you - as it is unlikely that with a bit of good lenient sentence for crimes of media attention. Lawyers call helping sex offenders reform like a long time. For most of Detective Superintendent Bob behaviour, Jackson will be out in this nature. Although twelve this an "aggravating feature". does exist in the prison us it's more than half our lives. Taylor who led the investigation five years - he'll be up for parole years is fairly average for a rape. and usually an extra third is system. However prisoners But what about the five lives against Jackson and who then. judges are supposed to consider added to the sentence. only go there if they have Jackson has trampled all over? believes Jackson should have Jackson has already served a the totality of the offences As a convicted sex offender accepted that \\'hat they have One of Jackson's victims received life - then how does year in prison awaiting trial, so com111itted. which in this case in the West Yorkshire area, the done is \\ rong - something described how utterly her life eight, or even five years sound? that's four years. All this n1eans numbered some very serious likelihood is that David Jackson Jackson so far refuses to do. It had been shattered: "Ever It's common knowledge that that the Woodhouse Moor Rapist sexual assaults. The usual \Viii be incarcerated 1n doesn't look like anyone is since it happened it's like your in legal speak, twelve years could well be on the streets of sentence for a number of sexual Wakefield Prison. where going to force hi1n to either.

SP()TLIGHT

As the trial of David Martin Jackson, dubbed the Woodhouse Moor Rapist, ends, Nicola Woolcock examines the implications of the attacks for women in l ,eeds

he court case of David become accustomed to living Martin Jackson, the under the shadow of the T man accused of constant threat of attack. carrying out several sexual An attack on a female assaults and a rape on student at Oxley Hall, in Woodhouse Moor, has finally February last year, added to come to a close this week. It the worry. Oxley Hall security will hopefully be the \'l'aS questioned, and it was culmination of a ' reign of claimed that sites of Halls of terror' over the female Residence should be better lit, residents of Leeds, which and that more Women's started in June 1991 and Minibuses should be provided ended in October 1992. by the Universities The The catalogue of attacks general feeling was one of concluded with the rape of a anxiety, that assaults could be 19 year old Leeds happening so close to home in Metropolitan University apparently safe areas. It made student in October 1992. female students aware that During this time there was there was no such thing as a \Voohouse Moor - still not a safe place to walk for female students much furore about the safe place or time, and that Council's 'Women's Only' female students, LMU is Leeds University students should be expected that men attacks, resulting in they had to be on their guard, transport. considering cutting funds for and the Women's Affairs should have to endure similar demonstrations such as the and a ware of potential Safety awareness courses its Women's Minibus service. Officer, Rachael Paxford­ restrictions to those faced by nighttime march,'Reclaim the danger, at all times. were organised by LMU for its Jackson's conviction does This led to several safety­ Jenkins, petitioned Leeds City women after dark. Night'. Women students, led The rape in October 1992 women students As well as not now make Woodhouse measure suggestions. In May Council opposing the plan. by the mother of the, then reinforced the belief that this, an agreement was Moor, or indeed Leeds, a safe 1992, the Council proposed to Pressure was also put on believed, victim of the rapist, urgent preventative action founded with Amber Taxis, place. Female students' lives light a cycle-path through Leeds University to provide protested on Woodhouse was necessary. Fiona McGee, whereby any student stranded have been altered by the Woodhouse Moor. However, free Personal Safety alarms, Moor. They carried burning made proposals to Leeds City in town without any money, Woodhouse Moor assaults. this scheme was attacked by at a cost of about £5,000 a flares on the march, in Council, and advised female could give the driver their Understandably, women still those who felt that limited year. 7,000 free alarms were defiance of the rapist. At this students to avoid walking Union Card, and pay their do not feel secure, and most lighting would increase the provided by Leeds University time, there was a general alone, and to always carry fare when collecting the Union plan to carry on taking extra risk to women, since it would at the beginning of last year. feeling of anxiety. Female their Personal Safety alarms. Card from Exec the next day. precautions to protect their students found their lifestyles result in shadows in the Park However, women students Leeds Metropolitan safety. "I don't feel any safer in which people could hide, became worried when it was Floodlighting the area was being restricted by the fear of suggested, but was deemed to University's Women's in Leeds even if this rapist has and also create a false sense of claimed that these alarms assault. Many women had to be too expensive, Minibus service was started now been caught," said Jane make changes in order to security. were dangerously inadequate. up. Leeds University's Hancock, 2nd year , Civil Since then, the University unenvironmentally friendly a nd also infeasible for a Women's Minibus scheme' was Engineer. "Just because he's has supplied female students set up in similar now behind bars, doesn't with improved alarms. Bogus residential area. The attack provoked a circumstances in 1981, after necessarily mean women posters threw male students the Leeds student, Jackie Hill, should take a relaxed attitude into a state of confusion, in number of women to come forward with details of became the thirteenth victim or assume that this won't January 1993. The notices, on of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter happen again," she added. Woodhouse Moor, claimed previous assaults. This was encouraged by the Police, Sutcliffe. Sadly, it has taken that as from 23 January, a In both cases it took an something like this to make us curfew would be placed on since they felt that it could help them in their search for incident of such drastic all more aware and cautious. men between the hours of proportions, to result in the It can only be hoped that, in a 8pm and 6am. They carried the rapist. Many schemes were founded as a result of implementation of safety­ few years when the memory of the West Yorkshire Police measures for women. It is the rape is not so recent, the logo, and threatened this attack. The Police supplied 7,000 safety leaflets worrying and ironic that in universities do not become offenders with prosecution. the same week as David complacent about the Fiona McGee, LUU's for LMU female students were encouraged to take Martin Jackson has been situ ation, and cut back on Women's Affairs Officer at found guilty of assaulting vital services. the time, claimed that it ad vantage of Leeds City LMUSU ..tety mlnlbUNS Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 10------Arts------

Shadow lands Odeon Ciner1ia

out), but the overriding concern is still to put which seems to surround them. After the Mikado decrees that an Project X on great parties for a all types of people." It is Each person is represented by a execution must take place within a month, and this type of attitud~, so much lacking in all but characteristic movement and sometimes the Yum-Yum tells Nanki-Poo that by law she Emmanuel Church the most exclusive of clubs, that will really put different meanings of a word are brought out must refuse him, a macabre deal is struck Project X on the map. by physical gesture. The feeling is that of a wherefore Ko-Ko allows Nanki-Poo to marry he Emmanuel Church hosted a worship But isn't the problem that everyone play that has been stripped bare and in which Yum-Yum, on condition that he agrees to be Tlast Saturday night. The congregation were hears about these great parties, the whole only the most essential remains. The actors beheaded a month later. ecstatic, the preaching was fervent and the scene becomes trivialised and anyone who when on the sidelines of the stage form a Being a light operetta, the plot is atn1osphere oozed with belief. However, this didn't get involved in the first great success chorus who reflect the action and echo lines conveyed mostly in song, which leads to one religious gathering was crucially different to will do anything to get involved in the second? from the play. It is Shakespeare's text but it is main problem: the plot is hard to follow at the ones that are usually held in a place of Maybe, but first it is important to recognise as if the words have been pushed to their very times, and near impossible when the lyrics are \VOrship - music, not God, was the centre of that this doesn't detract from the success of last limits. inaudible. Although the chorus, orchestra and attention. Saturday night (it truly was one to be This is a stylised play but it is not an voices of most of the main characters are Project X, having successfully remembered). Secondly there is no need for over serious one and it contains a grave-digger generally good, there are some unfortunate organised "raves" (what else can I call them!?) one success to preclude the occurrence of scene which is both extremely funny and very exceptions. in Bradford over the last year brought together another . I genuinely trust the motives of economical with one actor playing both the Such a culprit is Katisha, played by a collection of DJs and artists for an evening Project X, and expect their parties to succeed grave-digger and the skull. Altogether this Jacquie Battenby. The character is supposed to that was varied and successful. The church for some time to come con1pany have succeeded in bringing new and be bolshy and headstrong, yet Ms. Battenby's itself provided a fantastic, if daunting, venue Martin Cole energetic life to Hamlet and if you get the weak vocal performance lacks conviction, and and the 500 or so punters who filled it were chance you should go out of your way to see renders Katisha entirely unthreatening. The completely committed to the evening. Cheesy them. character of Ko-Ko is another victim of ravers, togged up clubbers, punks and an Hamlet Eleanor Rose (mis)casting; instead of subtly creating a assortment of 0.A.P.'s really united. sombre character who unwittingly becomes a Obviously, most who attended "took the LMU Studio figure of fun, John Tattersall deliberately plays sacrament" but even this cannot denigrate the the role for all the laughs he ca n get. evening - atmospheres like this are few and far he Kaos Theatre was formed in 1991 and The Mikado The production also needs tightening between in 90's dance music. Ttheir performances use the influences of a Civic Theatre visually. Even the most simple routines were So are promoters like Project X. All mixture of traditional forms of mostly Eastern bad! y coo rd i na ted, w h ich often lead to the profits that were made last Saturday night theatre to explore the plays they perform. confusion on the stage, and distracted from the went to charity, and this is just a reflection on Their Hamlet is the most frenetic and physical he Mikado: arguably Gilbert & Sullivan's play. This, more than anything marked the the whole attitude of the Project X collective. Shakespeare I have ever seen. Tmost loved work, and perennial favourite whole performance as an amateur shambles. Styling themselves in the same mould as The seven actors perform in a central of light opera societies the length and breadth The Mikado is an unusual piece of Birmingham's DIY, their goal has always been square around which the other actors sit, they of Britain, has descended upon Leeds. British musical history, and well worth seeing to throw good parties - if they make any have few props and use only very simple Set in a fictional Japan, the basic plot som etime ... but d on 't bother with this money, that's fine, but it's not the aim. musical instruments. Continuity and a sense of concerns Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, production . Although the cast try to save it Simon, one of Project X's core menace are created through the use of the who has fled to Titipu disguised as a musician, with their enthusiasm, it tends to fall flat on its members, put it like this, "We started out in rhythmic human sounds which both start and to escape impending marriage to the face. For what it is, it's also overpriced at a Bradford about a year ago, and have since put finish the play. Wordless but reminiscent of undesirable Katisha. Here he hopes to win the fiver a ticket ... if it had been cheaper, it might on about 10 or 12 "dos". Now that we've both a heartbeat and the thump of drums these hand of Yum-Yum, who is u nfortunately have been worth seeing. But it isn't, so don't moved to Leeds our aims have changed sounds effectively convey both the betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko, the Lord bother. slightly (we're now bringing art into nights vulnerability of the characters and the threat High Executioner. Hannah S. Lawrence

ILeed s Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 Arts 11

ick up any collection of critical essays My Life - or go to a lecture given by a Pmember of Leeds University's Odeon Cinema English Department - and expect to discover a world totally different to what you always thought it was. You or I don't he Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Or to put that in actually exist for a start. Our selves are far Hollywood terms, the days of glorified violence have long since too fluid for that. We are products of our Tbeen numbered, and in their place we're now receiving a steady cultural and historical context, along with diet of gratuitous weepies. One such offering is My Life, which wears just about everything else. All you have to it's "Welcome the tears back to Tinseltown" badge with pride. In it, be certain about is that nothing is certain. Michael Keaton plays Bob Jones, a successful PR man, who has to cope And that's all there is to it really. with the double-whammy of fatherhood and lung cancer. His wife Eng Lit delights in undermining our (Nicole Kidman) is pregnant and he's got four months left to live. So far, dogn1atic assumptions of the permanence so sad. However, this is a Bruce Joel Rubin film; the man that penned of time honoured institutions. A \voman's the perennial 1990's wimp classic Ghost is back; so instead of place is in the home? Forget it. Straight is accomplishing all those things he hasn't yet achieved during his time on more normal than gay? Begone you earth, Bob decides to make a video of his life to leave for his son-to-be. absolutist imperialist populist! Take John Cue two hours of tears and self-discovery, as Bob dishes out advice on Major's much vaunted need for good old how to cook spaghetti, shake hands confidently, and cope with the fashioned commonsense and completely possibility of Mom remarrying. Because that's what a son needs. reverse it to ensure the 2:ls keep flooding Keaton and Kidman are barely stretched by their roles. Kidman in. gets to appear 'au Demi', spending most of the movie sporting a latex, To spread this admirable gospel pregnancy kit and saying 'I love you' every other line. Keaton fares little the Eng Lit establishment has got a huge better; he simply looks appropriately miffed and sleeptalks his way artillery at its disposal. Words. They sph1 through the to-camera tittle-tattle. Mainly, he's hampered by the unimaginably complex webs with them. material, which can't decide what tone to take: cynical, mystical or They revel in weaving elegant patterns of sentimental. phrase, which to the outsider are pretty to This, ultimately, is Ghost in reverse - only without the sugar­ listen to but hollow in meaning. All this coated fantasy frosties. It's a real Death of Convenience; if only dying creates the illusion that someone is always was a roller-coaster ride, Bruce. The sound of artificially induced saying something new: in fact they're sobbing has to rank right down there alongside barrel scraping and simply recycling the same old points in dead horses being flogged. different linguistic form. Matthew Goodman It's because they don't have anything else to do. Playing games with language is all Eng Lit academics are good and women dancing with flags in the desert. at. Their story has already been told - with Witnesses of Time With a subject matter that may be especially On Deadly Ground far greater profundity and sophistication - interesting to those not familiar with the Latin else\,vhere. NMPFT (Bradford) culture, and the effective juxtapositions Showcase Cinema The fallacy of Eng Lit today is its Garduno is able to capture on film, Witnesses need to repeat what historians, or his directorial debut, Steven Seagal is ife and death, strong religious images, of Time is well worth yours. philosophers and sociologists have been faithful to the key ingredients of his Native American mysticism: all these are F saying for ages. A typica I lecture l-vill L previous films: 011 Deadly Ground has a showcased in Witnesses of Tilne , an exhibition Nicole Campbell consist of 50 minutes of one of the above, ridiculous storyline, a predictable conclusion, a of photography by Mexican photographer Flor with a token 5 minutes tenuously referring Garduno, showing at the National Museum of Jesus Christ Superstar high bodycount and plenty of hammy acting. back to a text tacked on at the end. A blast Photography, Film, and Television in Bradford The story, set in Alaska, tells of a of Marx will be artificially followed by a corrupt oil magnate (Michael Caine), whose from 15 March - 5 June. It is an exhibition not Riley Smith Hall "so, if we consider 'Romeo and Juliet', we to be missed. company's dangerous drilling practices can see love as ideological apparatus One of Mexico's most important t's hard to know where to begin: the threaten to cause an ecological disaster. Seagal, subject to the n1aterialist conception of photographers, Garduno travelled through her Iorchestra and choir members (the latter in who works for Caine, uncovers this wrong­ history. Thankyou for listening." homeland and surrounding Central and Latin groovy flares) gave out such enthusiasm that doing, and thus becomes a marked man. The basic flaw in this strategy is America - including Guatemala, Bolivia, and the sold-out audience were captivated right Following Caine's attempt to blow him up, that you can't do Marx in 50 minutes. Ecuador - to photograph people in every stage from the start. The lighting, props and Seagal is rescued by an eskimo tribe; overnight Instead there's only time to give a of life and rite of passage. Young boys with costumes (especially of the Pharisees) were he becomes a 'green' activist, with emphasis on beginner's guide, which does the clubs adopt a king-like stance, meek-looking inspiring, and the whole production was well the 'active', and resolves to save the eskimos sociologists and company a grave girls with ashen complexions peer out at the above usual student levels. and their land from the impending ecological disservice by neglecting the range of camera, elders of the Latin American villages What impressed me most of all was c~tastrophe by demolishing Caine's unsafe oil debate and disagreement existing within convey a look of wisdom to their disciples. the acting: Jesus was shown as introspective, ng. their disciplines. Philosophy becomes The joys of life are celebrated, as well as life's sceptical, even overwhelmed by the crowd's Where On Deadly Gro1111d differs from 'Philosophy' per se, because you can't Seagal's previous films is in its attempt to final frontier, death. adoration, a welcome change from the cliche distinguish between Descartes and Hobb~s The latter rite is a permanent fixture militant preacher. Pilate and Peter were also combine violence and mayhem, with an unless you do Philosophy. So Eng Lit ecologically correct storyline. This idea comes in Garduno's photographs; skulls and coffins very good, both armed with powerful, students end up with crude and irrelevant somewhat unstuck though. In blowing up the are as common as the people she photographs. expressive voices. And the part of Judas, understandings of the theories. The only unexpectedly played by Jonathan Powis, was hazardous oil rig, Seagal causes a major way to get a proper idea is to hang around One especially striking photo, "On the Way to environmental calamity himself, so his the Cemetery," shows three villagers, one of carried off with great success, alternating the lecture theatre until a sociologist turns diatribe, at the end of the film, on how whom has the child-sized coffin strapped to sliminess with glimpses of human emotion. up. Herod, played by a woman actor, was pollution caused by the major oil cartels is The result of Eng Lit's his back, walking through the empty streets of killing people, seems a mite hypocritical after their village, a cloud of fog waiting to envelope deliciously cheeky, and the baddie priests preoccupation with cramming every field were greeted warmly whenever they his whirlwind killing orgy. of human knowledge into one discipline is them directly ahead. It is Garduno's ability to Still, if you leave your critical senses present the macabre without being frightening appeared. But it was Liz Poulter's Mary that the subject inevitably caves in on Magdalene who stole the show: her at home, there are numerous unintentional that make the photographs appealing and itself. There is so much to do that literary performance was so touching, her voice so laughs to enjoy (Caine's dyed black hair and works themselves - which were surely the interesting. beautiful and full of warmth, I shouldn't be ludicrously nasty villain are a constant source purpose of the whole thing - get buried Contrasts are another of Garduno's of mirth). While for lovers of mindless violence strong suit. All of her photos have stark surprised if she's destined for greater things. under layers of critical theorising. My only criticism would be that, on Seagal dispatches copious amounts of baddies differences between light and dark, and she They love to tell us about the occasions, the voices of Jesus and of the in all manner of inventive ways using his death of the author. But the surrogate uses their symbolism wisely, to make ordinary martial arts, explosives and guerrilla warfare objects seem extraordinary. In "Holy Flowers," woman priest got drowned by the music; sociologists are the ones with blood on however, the overall performance was imbued skills. their hands, because they killed the text. a powerful ray of light shines on an otherwise On balance though this sub-standard everyday object of beauty, elevating the with such professionalism and energy, it was Since producing this text the hard not to feel thrilled, even if, like me, you Die Hard imitation, replete with Seagal, the flowers to a sort of divine status. The barren poor man's Stallone, should be avoided. author has of course died and the plentiful are also highlighted, as in the are a sworn enemy of musicals. Well done. photo "Music, Dance and Wind," showing men Rea Podas Nigel McDowell

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In all fairness, it's been a while since an The Aphex Twin Submarine album has inspired me to consider what the worst Nine Inch Nails record I've ever heard is. "Cilia Sings a Rainbow", The Dorv11ward Spiral ( Island) Ambient Works Vol.2 (Warp) Submarine (Ultimate) "Shakin' Steven's Greatest Hits", "Mr Blobby" ... all of these sink to the murky depths of my estimation ince releasing "Pretty Hate Machine" in t's the second in the ambient series from he Ultimate label that offered us Levitation as being truly dire aural experiences. "Prairie S1989, Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails have IRichard D James, aka The Aphex Twin, aka Tand other worthy contenders over the last House Invasion" looks set to join these mighty found that controversy and success come hand Polygon Window, aka Navel Phluph Watcher. few years now releases Submarine's works of the wholly unlistenable and maybe even in hand. Reznor has been falsely reported And it's shit. (Appropriately enough it's on a eponymously-titled album: like much of Teny surpass them, because it's dreadful. dead by the FBI, and more recently he sort of mild korma diarrhoea coloured vinyl). Bicker's output "Submarine" is the work of a Congratulations to Mr Biafra and Mr recorded this album at the scene of the Charles Where Ambient Works 1 (once used as the band straggled between the indie sensibility and Nixon for making tile only album so far tllis year Manson massacre in Beverly Hills. Whether soundtrack to a BBC2 feature on Scottish water bigger rock star pretensions. Numbers such as "I that I was unable to listen to all the way through you find this sickening sensationalism or not, tower engineering, fact saddoes) was a cool can't be satisfied" and "Bathing" illustrate the without exclaiming 'No! I can't take it anymore!'. I the oppressive atmosphere has created analogue beauty, minimally but perfectly first mode of white noise guitar workouts, often now feel ready to retrieve my Yoko Ono album for possibly the most hate filled album I've ever structured from sounds of an alien purity entertaining a Sonic Youth-esque predilection a quick re-evaluation. S heard. Reznor hates everything: Men, Women, (ahem!), No.2 is the Cornish electronics wonder for fretboard and amplifier abuse. This contrasts ara MacDonnell Religion, America, but most of all himself. farting around with the same noises in a well with the slower, more deliberate moments Trent Reznor acts like a petulant baby different order with none of the inspiration. on the album wherein tracks like "Empty" and who insists on screaming "I want my rattle!" Bits of it are excellent (one track sounds vaguely "Jodie Foster" emphasise different aspects to until someone either gives it to him, or tells like a passage from Pete Namlook's 'Air'), but Submarine's oeuvre - not least a sense of space him to shut up. Being a famous rock star, no they're mostly lost amongst the long, drawn-out and poise, enhanced by the studio trickery at one's willing to tell him to shut up, instead random doodlings and the Jack of purpose in hand. Unfortunately. it also presents us with a he's allowed to vent his anger on his records. the album. fairly uninspired lyricist at work, the songs This week's best selling LP' s Other peoples misery will always give the To be fair, I imagine that if you can get never deviating too far from the standard rawk Lovingly crafted by Matty of Crash! public a voyeuristic thrill, at least for a while. round the claustrophobic atmosphere and see evocation of love lost, gained or wasted. In all, we are introduced to an Reznor has been venting his rage for years the music as moods rather than individual 1 Morrissey Vauxhall and I now, so on "Spiral", he's just saying the same tracks you might appreciate it as Mr Twin enterprising, musically imaginative album that 2 Timeboom old things, admittedly in a more intense actually meant you to (I tried really hard with deserves a wider audience but probably won't Lee Perry/Dub Sydicate manner. It's a pity that I find Reznor's poor­ the fourth track on the putrid lime label side get it. If its a fast and frenzied, indie-by-numbers 3 lnspiral Carpets Devil Hopping little-rock-star vitriol so unconvincing, since and I think it's a sort of explosion of passionate collection you are after, then "Submarine" is not 4 Aphex T,vin Selected Ambient Works 2 the place to find it. the sounds he creates makes other industrial paranoia). It's probably as avant-garde as Murray Withers 5 Biafra & Mojo Prairie Home Invasion rock albums sound very hollow. I just enjoy anything this side of Karlheinz Stockhausen, 6 Elvis Costello Brutal Youth RevCo/Sheep on Drugs more. Maybe but there's a fine line between experimental Reznor's futu re lies in creating text-free genius and utter bollocks and (whichever this 7Soundgarden Superunknown soundtracks for futuristic apocalyptic films. I is) it's damned hard work on the ears. The Biafra & Mojo 8 Sepultura Chaos A.D (Box Set) can't see where else he can take his hate and sleeve layout doesn't help - with the exception Prairie Home Invasion (Alt. Tent.) 9 Suns of Arga Live with Prince Fari alienation. Surely 3 albums of self-loathing is of 'Blue Calx' all the tracks are nameless, 10 Killdozer Uncompromising war on art enough? represented by segments of circles and (on the ~ionally, one comes across a record which If you feel pretty low at the moment, CD) textured bits of blurry photos. Arty-farty V is simply inspirational. It lifts one into new then I hope this album will help you pull or anal retentive? worlds and makes one feel as if one were on Who on earth buys Killdozer? through. It's probably good therapy for Trent, Some people love this sort of thing another plane... well, that's quite enough wishful but I can't see myself putting it on during any (good luck to them). As far as I'm concerned it's thinking for one day. Prairie Home Invasion, as depressing nights in that I might have. a sightseeing tour of Richard James' lower you may be able to tell from the title is a country intestine. and western blues type experience, and naturally Martin Futrell Claire Rowland it's crap.

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Primal Scream Give out but don't give up (Creation)

his is not an import~nt album. It is i:iot seminal in a Screamadelica I bet at school he got some stick, here ~e way nor does 1t capture that hght breeze rustling through a he is Stephen Dick Tpile of dr:ugs moment that its forerunner so gracefully managed. So what do Pnmal Scream do when there's no extending the moment OASIS - and the wind has blown the best drugs away? One of the least probable Supersonic( Creation) answers is t~e creation of "Give out but don't give up" and the balls out, stunt cod piece of the loose it all rock star on draylon sheets. A fine Creation's new hopefuls unleash a blinding debut choice gentlemen. sin~le.. F~ of swagge~, arrogance and utterly banal Prima_! Scream have meandered as straight forward as they lyrics hke I know a girl called Elsa, she's into Alka could frori:i their heady rush of honour. "Give out but don't give up" is Seltzer", it's not just an exercise in rhyming but an as near a linear progression as can be expected from a band as confused absolute winner. Bringing together a mish-mash of so as this. "(I'm gonna) cry myself blind" is "Damaged" part 2, "Big jet many other indie bands' styles, out from the cooking plane" is "I'm coming down" and "Jailbird" is "Moving on up" with pot comes something along the lines of Shaun Ryder added brass. Perfectly sad song "Free" is prime time Shara Nelson only fronting Verve. This is what I'd hope the new Stone more desperate. George Clinton is loaned out on "Give out but don't Roses single would sound like - no greater give up" only to recreate some of the n1ore protracted moments of recommendation needed. "There's a riot going on", but there's the Scream for you, the contrary swine. NICK CA VE AND THE BAD SEEDS . Even if Primal Scream remain only studiously cool this record Do You Love Me? (Mute) is an effortless testimony to it. "Give out but don't give up" is a genuflecting homage to our idols; that it sounds timeless already is a A menacing return from the Australian v11onder, marred mark of its brilliance. To quote lyrics is redundant, you know them son1ewhat by the fact that this is a treacherous slab of already, "You're cheating me", "I'll be your shelter from the storm" uncon1prornisi.ng hard-listening. "And the bells in the etcetera, been there eh? But only those jealously obsessed with chapel go jingle, jangle, jingle, jangle, jingle, jangle", remembering it the first time round would deny the elegance of this growls Cave. Probably recorded in a torture chamber, record. it'll make all those nightmares you've been having come Alex Sanders flooding back. Aaaarrgh. DAVID HOLMES & STUART MCI\-tILLAN The Wonder Stuff Luna The Posies Total Toxic Overload (Soma) Bewitched (Elektra) Duchess of York Flavour of the month in no uncertain terms, l-Iohnes has Town & Country managed to release three singles on three labels in the hen Magnapop first arrive on stage last two weeks alone . This time working ""'1th one half ithout doubt The Wonder Stuff are his week I bought albums by The of 'Slam', it's a very squelchy affair, a track oozing Aphex Twin, lnspiral Carpets, Pet Shop W they make me wonder if they can W Stourbridge's final hope - Pop Will T reproduce the brilliance of their LP. tension and suspense. With records like this, one hopes Eat Itself have been sounding the same for Boys and the new Olympic compilation. I he'll be able to knock out another half a dozen before also got thrown this CD, which I figured Everything seen1s a little too loud, a little the past four years and as for the Ned's, too fast, a little too harsh compared to the the tenn's out. who can say what's happened to them? The would end up at the bottom of that particu Jar pile fair! y quick! y. Well, the sublime melodic New Wave pop of the Stuffies last album "Construction ... " was a record. About four songs in, however, CUD disappointment, an LP made by rich, highest compliment I can pay Luna is that Sticks and Stones (A&M) they have stayed firmly entrenched within everything settles down. Magnapop run contented, married old n1en trying to through more of their finest n1oments - recapture the vitality of youth again. They my stereo all week. Gentle acoustic strumming Yes, this record is superb. Dean 'Lay it Down', 'Texas', 'Skin Burns', all of weren't fooling anyone. which are celebrations of the best bits of and deep stuff about the For the occasion the T&C is Wareham, formerly of Galaxie 500 and now plight of this planet from with this band, the Velvet Underground's the An1erican college rock scene. It's all bedecked with banners advertising a topped off with a cover of Big Star's Leeds' very own Cud band. certain brand of beer whose manufacturers touring partners, has made a near "There's a reason for the sky masterpiece. Not that my humble opinion 'Thirteen' which Magnapop make their are sponsoring the tour. What's more if you own with apparent ease. to weep at night" croons the buy some of it from behind the bar it comes is unanimous. Music press consensus fat one over this rather feeble seems to be that they sound similar to VU, The Posies's 'Frosting on the in a little plastic cup whicµ says "The Beater' album has been described as the attempt at getting something Wonder Stuff" on it. Yep, the group who therefore are crap. Well, my consensus is into the charts. You've got it that they offer their own unique take on best album Big Star never made, recreating sang about 'Commerciality v Art.. .' are Alex Chilton & Co's guitar pop/sugary all wrong Carl, it's just the selling shirts which say 'Idiot' on them for divine melody, rather than merely echoing shitty Northern weather. "Stephanie Says," etc. And if you 're going harmonies formula like it was the 70s all £19. Very apt. over again. I personally can't help thinking Support is provided by The to copy son1ebody, where better to start? All the songs on here are that their acclaim is due to nostalgia rather Gigolo Aunts who show us their best than to any talent the band might have. lf JALE Teenage Fanclub impression. It's not very beautiful, made up of ringing guitar, Promise (Subpop) drawled, naked emotion and tunes to die you saw them on 'The Word' you probably good. When The Wonder Stuff finally make weren't impressed. Just like then, tonight it to the stage they start off with three songs for. To switch into pub conversation mode Post-Valentines nonsense a few years too late. It could for a minute, you know those moments they are messy and shambolic, neither of well be Bilinda Butcher singing over the ridiculous sub­ from their last album and the most striking which are necessarily bad things, but with thing is how relatively static the crowd is. where the proper song bit's finished, there's Pavement guitar wakery. Sounding somewhat like The a pause, and then the guitar moves into its the Posies' music it just doesn't gel. Swirlies, if that's your thing then I suppose this ain't all It's only with older material from 'Hup' that There are a few special moments, the audience go wild and when the stage own little world, making you shiver all that bad. over? Well, just wait until you hear most notably 'Flavour of the Month' diving starts Miles informs us "You're the (featuring a guest appearance by Linda fucking idiots and I've got your fucking "California (All the Way)" or "Friendly THE BACKBEAT BAND Advice" (featuring Sterling Morrison, Hopper from Magnapop) and the two Money (Virgin) money". naturally). "Sleeping Pill" is the king encores, which are totally different from The whole evening stinks of anything that has come before. On these money - our money. They've obviously lost amongst princes, a slow, sultry ballad A star~tudded cast (Greg Thtlli, Thurston Moore, Mike featuring the bleak clarinet of Mercury more left-field songs the unfocussed Mills, Don Fleming, Dave Grohl) attempt to emulate the what it was they had in common with their approach works much better, everything fans and when in the second encore they Rev's Grasshopper and many false codas. Fab Four and come out as a third division Spencer Luna are The Lemonlleads at half fits in beautifully. lf this is their new play from 'The eight-legged groove direction, I'm far more interested in what Davis Group. In the ten commandments of making a speed, with a sage instead of a simpleton at. good record it's clearly stated that under no machine' it's like old days and difficult not the future holds than what they've done in to ask what's gone wrong. What has gone the helm. There is nothing l don't like about circumstances should anyone try and copy The Beatles. "Bewitched" (except the cover l suppose). the past. wrong? Here, Greg Thtlli shows you why. Nick Collins Chris Mooney Joe Williams Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 14------Foc

: ::( e front line Bouncers have always had reputations anchored somewhere between '----~~------that of traffic wardens and rottweilers. Now doormen are being taught 009r Sewrtty in Leed• may·~ wo,kl119. that being a door supervisor in the Nineties is not about pushing your )o improve-their i'18fPr bpt'4ey_are sti'l having lo deal wtlh lbttf.-rcu$sfons or weight around. Gareth Hughes and Isobel Williams spoke to Heads of thefimes ~n t"lngs got Qut of hand.. Security, doormen and the Direct r nf eeds' largest secu ity agency. .

y the start of the Nineties, the reputation rolled into one." situation, say, they hold someone who h~ been of bouncers had reached an all-time low. Geoff Whittle, Head of Security at the Music causing trouble whilst I find his partner. It's B The stereotypical doorman was a Factory, agrees: "Security is there to prevent factors like that which draw me to the job." muscular bruiser in dicky-bow and n,-fitting trouble, not to cause it. If your security is Unfortunately, the profession still attracts the dinner jacket. Happily, it seems that this causing trouble, you end up with a bad old bully-boy image. But as Martin points out, intimidating creature is rapidly becoming a thing reputation through your club, which means this is inevitable: "It doesn't matter what sort of of the past. The typical Nineties doonnan is more people won't come in the club. If you have a good job people do, there are people who do it well often than not a trained individual more likely to security team on, everybody knows they're a and people who do it poorly. I'm afraid the bad go out of his way to show you how to get to the good security team, so they don't really mess ones always screw it up for the good ones. I have bus stop than to provoke an instant panic attack. about. They'll do what they are told. There's no had to discipline bouncers in the past for taking Exit the bouncer and enter the doorman - a need to go round punching people's faces in." unnecessary action or going over the top, even friendlier, more approachable creature. Martin Bouncers used to be hired on the basis of their sack them. It is something I will not tolerate. Alert, Head of Ricky's physique and how They are the staff that doonnen like myself are Security and a Senior -,"'l..t.,...... ,d .... o_e_s_n..,,...,.t-m-a""'t,_,t_e_r_w_h_a_t,__ intimidating they looked, but trying to eliminate because they give us a bad Security Consultant for that has all changed. Of name. The agency I work for at the moment is E.P.A • the biggest door kind of job people do, course, appearance still has working very hard to weed out all the bad security firm in Leeds, with there are people that do it a major role to play, but now apples, so to speak. The trouble is that people are over 200 doormen on their well and people that do it that learning the job is more more likely to notice the bad ones." books - describes the old challenging than it might Whittle echoes this sentiment: "I 'm not saying bouncer mentality: poorly. I'm afraid the bad have seemed, a different that there haven't been occasions when people " Bouncers used to go to work ones always screw it up kind of person is being have been dragged off and dragged away, but the looking for trouble. I for the good ones.'' attracted to the job. Jason thing is, they are only dragged away if they won't remember a club which Hender, one of the pack in fighting. If they try to carry on, you've couples couldn't go to ------Fa v e rsham 's Security Team, got to get them out as fast as possible. If that because the bouncers would refuse the boy entry explains that the accent is now finnly on publ.ic means that you have to physically drag them out, because they wanted to sh ow the girl a good safety: ''My job is to look after the people and you've got to do that. Even police have trouble time.'' the place. I 'm ashamed to use violence but arresting people sometimes. If they'll have a go Other doormen recount the story about the sometimes I have to advocate it, it's part and at the police, they'll have a go with us.'' bouncer who let an underaged girl into a club parcel of the job. At the Faversham I'm there to Doormen have also faced criticism that they because she performed oral sex on him in the diffuse a situation and to restrain people. We are not doing enough to prevent drugs getting in back room. discuss the problem first, but sometimes you to clubs in Leeds. According to Martin, there b~ Martin goes on to describe the new have to use violence to defend yourself.'' been pressure put on doonnen to let drugs in to perspective: "A doonnan is supposed to make a In the past, at the slightest hint of trouble, the the clubs: customer feel welcome. They should walk out of bouncer would wade in with bis boots flying, but "There is the problem of keeping the drug the door at the end of the night and want to come Jason illustrates how this attitude is changing: pushers out. I've had letters sent to my house, back. If a customer has a problem, the doorman "One of the worst parts of this job is seeing what phonecalls from people offering me money if I'U should listen. A few customers have come to me extremes of violence people go to. It can be let them into the club. I've had offers from £300. ' at the end of the night, worried that they haven't shocking, but some become immune to it and I £1000, which I'd be given on a weekly basis if I got enough money to get home, so I've lent them think that is really sad.'' turned a blind eye. I'd never do anything like money for the taxi. We're a service. When we He goes on to shed a kinder light on bis that, but some in other towns do. I mean, there i eject people from the club for being too drunk profession: "The pros far outweigh the cons. are always drugs in certain clubs, so someone j we try to look after them. I'll get them a drink of What appeals to me most about the job is that it must be letting them in. We don't get many 1 water or ring for a taxi. Our service extends far offers an association with a cross-section of the drugs circulating in here though, it's not that beyond the realm of a doorman, we don't just conununity. I meet lots of people, and there is a kind of place." stop fights. A doorman is a judge, a jury, a social great camaraderie amongst the staff. The same Paul Lynch, Director of Operations at E.P.A, ! worker, an aunt, an uncle, a brother and a sister, can be said for some of our clientele, though. I 've says: "We are very strict with dealers but, just ! he's a mother and father. He's all those things had customers help me out when I'm in a bad like the police, if dealers see a doorman coming, <

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,:,, ~ Pie Ed Crtapln Ii l new breed of doorman at the Fav • Whittle continues this theme, saying: ''Most queueing at the Warehouse made the situation ley'U stop dealing. Als-0, unless you are going to worse in the past, but adds: "That is no longer 1~ ,ripsearch everyone that comes in, it is students are just out for a good time. It's beer that makes everybody idiots and you don't have the case. We let 150 people form and then split ~ npossible to stop drugs in any sort of venue." the queue by ten yards and form another queue ~ Ian Gardener, Manager at the Warehouse, to be a student to be drunk." Martin agrees: " People give students a bad name but they don't behind it, and then split that etc. About five ~ ,ys that the door security at the Warehouse do weeks ago it just went crazy. I think it was the •• much as they can: "AU our door security are really deserve it. Sure there are some rough ones, 1 but then there is a bad apple in every basket, end of exams, everyone was quite drunk, and a ~ed before they go to work and we have a certain few were crushing young girls into the l1l daat before they start. I dare say some people isn't there?" Nevertheless, doormen maintain that they wall. But this splitting the queue works well." Ill, ave dropped something before they come to the Gardener sums up how door security are now , •b, but I can't cater for that and the staff can't often face a lot of abuse from students. Whittle 11 points that that: "You get people calling you asked to approach the job: ''The art of being a 1(1} <1ter for that." thick. Really, a lot of students treat a doorman as doorman is either stopping it on the door or il l Blackened by the drunken deeds of others, being aware of a certain situation before it gets iir !Indents are often perceived as trouble-makers if he is the lowest of the low." Gardener says that his staff have to deal with this problem all too overblown. Often, all you have to do is step ill , well. However, Ian Gardener says that this is and have a chat, and a tense situation is diffused. 1111or jast another stereotype: "Only a few students often as well: "You try and talk to sensible people, who've had maybe eight or nine pints up The principle point is that prevention is better \ cause trouble, but I think the type of lads and than cure." ~1 IJSSes who vandalise and kick off outbreaks of at the Skyrack or the Oak, and the amount of 11 The situation is d efinitely improving, and 1rouble are going to do it whether they are abuse they can give the staff is unbelievable. Believe me, you've got to count to 110, let alone hopefully it will not be too long before the old­ ,A. )111dents or not. It's not just because they are in a style, bull-dog bouncer can finally be declared an .~ ~g~ town and a strange club that they fancy 10." Gardener admitted that problems with extinct species. pg, tlOing it. It's just bow a minority of people are."

·r think there is great mismanagement of r: "I think t~at doormen have started to II "One bouncer in ~eeds thre~tene_d to ?:: < the queues. It seems quite haphazard \ clean their act up. They seem to ~ave ::::; put my bollocks 1n a egg sheer 1f I .·•• · - sometimes. The security isn't strict :/ a better attitude these days. I think / didn't give him a tenner. On the other ' m enough with regard to drugs. I've been "'' they are quite protective towards · hand, one doorman Jent me a pen :E frisked before, but nothing thorough. 11 women clobbers, which is nice." :, once!" ;: ,:, 1 •.•. 0 f\ Jane Dawson \: Cyrus Cavina o_ Meredith Christie Third Year History First Year Civil Engineering . ,, Z .tr: : . : First Year Social Policy .. Leeds University Leeds University {: -t Leeds University .. . ·.·, •:::: , ft ...:. •::, ::::_ VI ..:=: ... '.-.. :r ...... ' ...... ·.· . . . .. ' '.. ' . '.• . '...... •...... :.\..::: .•.· -.·. ·.· •.·.· .... '· .- .•.·,•,•,• ··.·.·.·.·-········· •.·•.•.· ·. ' .·.•.•.·.•.•.•.· . ·.·. .· .'. ·.·.·-·.·.·.• ·. -.· Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 16------Culture

onsidering that Greg Proops is, in audience and engage them, improvise and go agent-speak, "one of the hottest Hannah Jones spoke to Greg Proops about comedy, off at a tangent, but that doesn't mean I open Ccomedians on the circuit" and an college, improvisation and the English, prior to his the floor up to heckling and I think people get improviser par excellence he makes a confused about that. And all hecklers will tell somewhat subdued interviewee. But you can appearance at th e West Yorkshire Playhouse. you after the show "I was just trying to help hardly blame him, for this is a man who finds you". I don't need their help. I work alone, I himself in a disconcerting state of limbo - Heckling was not an option. can write my own material, I don't need to seizing abounding career opportunities in shout out drunken non-sequiteurs in the England where he hopes to settle but missing middle of a punchline to get a laugh. These his friends and the superior Mexican cuisine people think that that's what comedy is. They in America; hardly a household name but don't realise that you're not just walking on finding himself subjected to the press and out of the blue, but that you've done it a lot of public rigmarole associated with being the times, you've written material and you want Next Big Thing. to say it". Greg Proops first tugged the sleeve of Respect, patience, time ... as Greg the nation's attention when, along with the Proops gets talking I realise that this is a man likes of Ryan Stiles and Mike McShane (with who really believes in learning the trade. He whom he goes way back) he became one of constantly mentions people who have taught the team of American regulars on Whose Line him. He first developed a practising interest in ls It Anyu,ay. Several series later, including one comedy in the late 70's at college where he recorded in his native USA, he took a solo studied drama. Comedy was booming in stand-up routine to the 1993 Edinburgh America and his heroes were Monty Python, Festival with spectacular success culminating Woody Allen and Groucho Marx. He in a Perrier Award nomination. On Sunday he perfected his comedy skills performing week takes in the West Yorkshire Playhouse as part in, week out at his college dorm. of a nationwide tour, adding a second late Improvisation had always been a part of his night performance after the first sold out. artistic make-up, but in 1979 he joined a group Catch him tonight also, presenting a where he "learned how to do it". He "learned" programme about memory on BBC TV called most about acting from his fellow drama Unforgettable. The British, it seems, have truly students. But is it really important to study taken him to their hearts. But this, he carefully acting and comedy? Shouldn't it be points out, does not mean that the Americans instinctive? haven't. It's just that the British regard comedy "Shit, I don't know. 1 think for some with a keener respect for the new and people they need to study and others are just untested. naturally groovy. I know that no one makes it "Comedy's booming over here now. who doesn't have a background. People who There was never an alternative scene in you think made it overnight have probably America. All comics play the same clubs, no been doing it for years. Of course as I get older matter what their point of view. It's still I believe that you have to work at something wildly popular - there's a 24 hour comedy really hard for a long time before you're good channel, there's hundreds of comedy clubs, at it". but the scene is dying out a little, I think When I asked Proops what he'd be because of over-exposure and the recession." doing if he wasn't a comedian he is But what do they make of Whose Line temporarily flummoxed. He eventually says Is It Anyway?, which they show there in its with resignation that he'd probably be an unadulterated British form. Isn't there an actor, but only of a very specific sort: inherently British psyche behind the concept "I would love to be an American rock of a game show where panellists look as calm solid tough guy like Harvey Keitel or Robert and self-assured as they can despite being Mitchum but I know that I'm not that way. clueless about what to say or do next? Deep inside that's what I yearn to do, but "People have been doing failing that I'll take the weaselly guy because I improvisation in America for forty years. I fancy that. Plus I think it's good when think they like the show but I don't think an comedians play evil fuckers - like Keith Allen American producer could get it together to do in Yo1111g A1nerica11s, that worked. Comics something improvised. They'd be too panicky. come with their own personality, more than They'd be afraid it would fail on the night and other actors". they'd have no product. When I play at home Wanting to be something he's not is people come up and say they've seen the another thing that pervades Proops's show and they watch it all the time, so I think personality. He regrets not working harder at American audiences are ready for it. I just college because he's "kind of bright", spending don't think American TV ,vas ready to his time instead drinking, smoking dope, produce it." chasing girls and doing the odd bit of comedy As Proops perceives it, that same and drama. If he went back now he says he'd kind of desire for assured and instant comic What do you get If you cross Buddy Holly, Elvis Costello and John Hagley? study history and philosophy. But it's hard to gratification distinguishes an American crowd little bored. Like 'O.K., we came here for a live, that no one's going to kill you for being imagine Greg Proops being anything other from their British counterparts, as well as our beer and a laugh, we didn't come to hear the bad and even if you are bad, it's just one night than a comedian. Disillusion and a roving old stiff-upper-lip reservation: news'". and there's always another game the next unchannelled intellect are what make him so "The British crowd are very attentive, But I don't imagine Proops to be a day." sharply sardonic and so damn good. It's no probably more attentive, and more accepting nervous performer. I ask him about the degree But it must make you more adept at surprise that it is through this tour that Proops of what's going down. The audience totally of confidence which improvisational skills dealing with hecklers and that must be has really found his voice when ypu realise gives me the benefit of the doubt and will sit have lent to his stand-up routine. Doesn't it sati . s fyin g ....? that it marks the convergence of all the through ages and ages of stuff to hear what utterly eradicate the jitters knowing one is "No, that's not what it's about at all. fragments which currently divide him. Here is I'm going to say. They're very bright and equipped to freefall if things go wrong? Well, People who heckle are either drunk and they where improvisation binds harmoniously they listen to your words which I totally apparently that's not it... just want to be in the show, or they never get with stand-up, here is where he can release his appreciate. In comedy clubs in America, if "I think it's just the stage time that any attention, or they want to prove 'American abroad' confusion, here he does your agenda is wildly different from what the makes you less nervous. The more time you're something in public, and comedy's an what he's learnt to do well and people listen. crowd wants to hear and talk about they get a on the more you realise that you're going to accepted place to do that. I talk to the Here is where his heart is.

ILeed s Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 ------Books------17

Dance, Dance, Dance Haruki Murakami (Hamish Hamilton £9.99)

t first glance, Dance Dance Dance appears to offer a narrator's crises. What he discovers is that all the loose minefield of confusions and elaborations. What ends of his life are intricately and bizzarely connected. A Murakumi has created is at once baffling and Ex-lovers appear on cinema screens with old school­ fantastic, part ghost-story, part detective-fiction, in which friends, and those he meets in the hotel have all dream and reality converge and interweave, and disparate encountered the same ghostly incarnation while exploring narratives are chaotically thrown together. As a result, the hotel. This figure, the Sheep-man, is a hermit who Murakami's fiction appears as if produced by the mind of shies away from civilisation and speaks in riddles. a madman. Appearing in the bridge between dream and reality, the But talent perceives difference where genius sees Sheep-man acts as the "switchboard" between life's unity, and if you read on, what emerges is a work of various experiences, finding connections and linking brilliant sanity and intricate artistry. Set in modem day realities. Japan, the story centres around an un-named narrator, a Murakami does not altogether avoid cliches. The well characterised and likable journalist, who makes his successful and famous school-friend, jealous of the living by "shovelling cultural snow", writing pulp articles narrator's simple, undemanding life-style, is dreadfully for glossy magazines and newspapers. Unsatisfied by familiar. But such slips are rare. Murakami shares Italo these tasks, and jilted by a lover, he retires to the realms Calvino's mastery in the brilliant weaving together of of his intimate dreams, which are haunted by the n1emory disparate images. While Dance Dance Dance is a collision of a seedy hotel that he once visited. Resolved to return to of styles and ideas, it unifies all of its parts into a dazzling this hotel, he finds it now transformed into a corporate whole. Murakami's way of telling is elaborate and exotic, dreamscape, and decides to find out what has happened and he is happy to digress into the fantastical. But his to the tumble-down hotel that used to stand there. central tale is simple and reassuring, and is enlivened by Undergoing an elaborate mid-life crisis, and its expert use of language. A beautiful book. driven by the need to revise and unify his life, the hotel comes to symbolise the meeting point for all of our Peter Rees many twists in the tale. Yet McCrum is subtle. Within a predominantly historical­ of the story until the next night, and The Fabulous His total control of language results in artful sociological climate, Corbin explores the immediately commence another as soon as they suspense rather than contrived deviation from semiotics of smell, focusing on a time when were back in the royal bed. This incredible Englishman the expected. Accurate and stylish, McCrum's smell was at its most putrid, its n1ost sensual display of biorhythnuc talent continued for one language mirrors the elegance of his subject and its most tangible. One could almost see l 001 nights •,vith no regard for menstrual cycles. Robert McCrum (Picador £5.99) matter, and his characterisation is as sharp as what one was smelling on the streets of Having saved her life thus far, and written a Christopher Iles himself. Switching nineteenth century France. book, it is not recorded v.rha t happened. I guess hings are happening in Prague. At the perspective from author to fictional author, his His erudite polemic attempts to the king developed a headache first. Tcultural heart of central Europe and the skill lies in making his readers think they are overcome the prejudice of philosophers such Whilst this tale takes up little of the highpoint of every Interrail journey, the Czech in on the collaboration. Suspense and conflict as Kant who claim that noses, and what goes book, Gun's attitude is summed up. Men may capital is the place to have been. The allure of combined with subtle, ordered prose make this up, them can never be taken seriously as part have the brawn, and even a mastery of arcane Prague is at the heart of The Fabulous a valuable read. of aesthetic study; and psycho-analysts such as mystical technologies, but it is women who have Englislunan .. Christopher Iles, the Englishman Jessica Loudon Freud who would simply assign it to all the wiles and guiles. Huru is initially a naive of the title, is a writer past his prime, looking connections with your mum's bum. Repellent and hopeless excuse for a girl from Istanbul in for a purpose. The novel charts both the re­ revelations such as the source of 'n1usk· lying the Fifteenth Century. In sequences of lulling emergence of Iles as a writer and Iles's own in "the putrid guts of the musk deer", are narration which have critics gushing terms like reconstruction of his lost love. The Foul and The numerous, and if little else, one seriously 'lyrical' 'magical' and 'Gabriel Garcia Marquez', McCrum captures the Zeitgeist Fragrant considers a revision in one's choice of perfume. she slips along storylines to become hobo, fool through the consciousness of h.is writing. A Such an innovative and original to kings, agent of sorcery and bride of an novel about writing a novel about a novelist Alain Corbin (Picador £5.99) concept is not entire! y obliterated by the emperor. Along the way she becomes mistress looking to himself for his next novel - got that? density of the rhetoric in which it is wrapped. of her own fate. Yippee. Maybe not a novel idea in itself, but McCrum tepping away from the Platonic hierarchy of Heavy going at times, and arguably possessing As good listeners we are treated to has the literary flair to carry it off. Ssight and sound, Alain Corbin explores the a text-book like quality, Corbin's novel may many tales from the 1001 Nights. All are Iles receives a letter from a Czech historical passage and scented significance of not be bed time reading, but it emerges exquisitely Eastern and often quite amusing, as bookseller, who having admired Iles's work 'smell'. Tracing a historical period from late unscathed as an illuminating, thought when the subjects of one kingdom observe now wants further contact with the author Eighteenth century through to late Nineteenth provoking text; and let's face it, faeces are successive enemies of the ruler eating from the himself. Anxious to maintain a link with the century France, he delves deep into "the funny! same dish at a banquet and mistakenly think home country of his lost love - a woman called ubiquitous excremental odours of city Sara Buys that eating sweet rice that is the cause of their Milena - Iles sends a charismatic letter in reply. cesspools" within a realm rich in -ologies. Hold death sentence. Almost all the tales send a Correspondence continues sporadically for your nose and read on! woman into the fray, nobly victimised or nobly decades, leading to the planned meeting Corbin claims that the inspiration for On the Road to victorious. Amazons and princesses guide the between the authors of the misfit missives. this exploration of the depths of this particular hand of Guneli Gun. Although Iles has developed a genuine orifice came to him while "I was reading the Baghdad The authoress makes no bones about affection for Cisar and their games of postal memoirs of Jean-Noel Halle, a member of the this. With her foot firmly on the post-modern Guneli Gun (Picador £6.99) accelerator she tells us that it is her scheme to chess, it is the love he still has for Milena that Societe Royale de Medicine under the ancient earn women their rightful place in mythology, spurs him to go first to Vienna, then Prague in regime, and the first incumbent of the chair of nce upon a time, a lady and a king were and that n1any of the characters are search of the man behind the letters. public hygiene established in Paris in 1794." having it off. The king was displeased with O autobiographical. It's a long book, but in Iles had known and loved Milena Whether the man in question mightily upheld the woman for some reason and fully intended friendly chunks each with its own bit of fairly when he was a young, successful author in the oppressive density of an extremely to have her beheaded as soon as he'd finished. stressful position of chairman within the To forestall such unpleasantries, and with a accurate history of the Eastern Empires. Gun is London. The political uprisings in Prague in not above the lowest common denominator, and 1968 forced Milena to return to her home public hygiene services, or whether it was -~he sense of timing that I've certainly never seen great weight of the first ever very heavy toilet anyone display in bed, the woman began to sauce is big in Huru's self-realisation. I wonder if country, where she was killed fighting for her it's autobiographical. (Bloody hell, typical man, people's cause on the streets of Prague. he stoically maintained remains ambiguous. relate some mythology. The climax of the tale In the relation of his search for Cisar Nevertheless, it is this man who inspires our was in view, but the king climaxed first. and so on>. Phil Weinberg and the truth behind Milena's death, there are fragrant literary journey. Of course, she refused to reveal the end

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994

• , 18 ------Classical & Jazz------

soloist is a feature of the Second Piano Royal Philharmonic Concerto which occurs only rarely in the First Concerto. Though it did exist in the Orchestra slow movement, appropriately described by Malcolm McDonald as the expression of Leeds Town Hall intimacy on a grand scale. But the oute_r ~o usually depict a sort of war between p1an1st and orchestra, perhaps reflecting the ohn Lill is a big man. This is a Pavarotti, internal turmoil felt by Brahms as his hero not a Carreras among concert pianists Schumann declined into insanity and and like the great Italian he only gets suicide, and Brahms tried to rationalise his etter as baldness and middle years take complex feelings towards the widow Klara. their toll. On Saturday the Town Hall Nowhere is this more apparent resounded to the fireworks of both Brahms than at the beginning of the work which has Piano Concertos as Leeds celebrated Lill's symphonic pretensions (and origins) but is fiftieth birthday. Mr Lill barely broke followed not by a declamatory outburst sweat. from the pianist but a mournful single bar The two works come from opposite theme which is repeated over and over until ends of Brahms' career and to hear both in a transformed into the wild thing which single evening is a treat. The first is a cloud­ begins the development. The soloist takes burst of youthful passion, the second a over to ridicule the rhetoric. Through Lill more reflective and formally innovative we could almost hear the older Brahms piece. It is this second which contains the mocking the rash boy. The Royal famously tranquil slow movement in which Philharmonic Orchestra could hardly have a solo cello guards the rhapsodic melodic been bigger, but their unstinting excellence line, at first accompanied only by the lower completed the performances. strings and then the whole orchestra, before Neither Concerto exists only to the pianist is finally allowed to take control foreground the soloist's talent and the of the argument. This brought some of the conductor Yuri Temirkanov, who spent the best of a great evening's music making. The whole evening obscured behind the raised high lyricism of Matt Lidstrom's cello was lid of the piano ensured that even when the ideally counterpointed by Lill's rapt music denies the orchestra a partnership of exploration of the pianistic development. quantitative equality the audience received The existence of an equilibrium a performance of qualitative parity. between the piano and orchestra, indeed the occasional dominance of orchestra over Christian White John LIii: a big man

The concert had started impressively which was particularly pleasing in their LUUMS Symphony however, with Saint-Saen's Danse Macabre. DUET precise Scherzo, and overall their Crescendos, to start with, were full of performance was vibrant and graceful. But Orchestra thriller-like scariness, and the xylophone Clothworkers' Centenary Hall Symanowski stole the show and I was Parkinson Court clattered away with sinister abandonment. pleased to have made a new acquaintance. But its lead was never followed and the lothworkers' Centenary Concert Hall was orchestra failed to get carried away enough. Cthe scene of some pleasing escapism last Louise Palfreyman The second piece, Fanfare and Thursday lunchtime. Violinist Jane Nossek hat has struck me time and again is that Chaconne for Orchestra by Antony Whyton, and pianist Alan Hicks provided an hour of W the Symphony Orchestra is a a student at Leeds University, was something music that ranged form Bartok to Beethoven remarkably sophisticated outfit. And last I thought I'd hate. But I didn't, as it fea~red with Symanowski (no I've never heard of him Robben Ford Saturday was no exception. Seriously though, sounds that were just far enough the right either) along the way. Irish Centre it is the plain truth of this that n1akes it all the side of weird to make it strikingly accessible Things got off to a lively start with more surprising they haven't performed for a modern symphonic work. It reminded Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances - a diverse more regularly at some of the classier me of a sort of Star Wars attack scene and fast moving collection which allowed national venues. They deserve it and Leeds montage, a thought reinforced by the D obben Ford is one of those artists who Nossek to display the talent promised in the .!'-attract a loyal following from his fans.His would benefit.Because what we've got here is appearance of a solo trumpet up in the programme notes and observed by the two reception at the Leeds Irish Centre on Monday a real orchestra - the Classic FM sort - not balcony. Innovation indeed! But quite gentlemen sitting in front of me. She's very some school band with five trumpets and a disorientating for a philistine member of the good - they were heard to remark. And when with his new band the Blue Line was long double bass. But while they consistently masses like me. Nossek treated us to some fast and overdue and eagerly received by a capacity played with warmth and discipline, I felt this The send-off came in the form of flamboyant finger flurries in the Fast Dance audience. concert was slightly let down by an Tchaikovsky's apocalyptic Pathetique they did a quick polka round the room - well His British tour coincides with the unbalanced selection of pieces to the extent Symphony, a piece full of blood, sweat, tears not quite but the audience was enjoying release of his new album called, Mystic Mile. that the orchestra only seemed to be going and heartache, and if I'd been in the front itself. Produced by Ron Moss and Chick Corea, it through the motions during the boring bits. row my ears would certainly be needing Symanowski's La Fontaine features eight original compositions and three Which boring bits? They almost all some therapy now. Most notably, the 'cellos d'Arethuse in contrast proved to be a highly occurred in the third piece of the programme, and basses were gloriously deep and cover versions. The album has a commercial impressionistic affair. Hicks blended subtly tone about it but do not let that put you off Berlioz' Harold in Italy, a symphonic work thunderous while the brass simply oozed with the eerie melodies of the violin, with concerto elements for viola. While with effortless power. And all this was teased providing a richly expressive accompaniment buying at as there are many classic tracks on it, Alison Gilchrist's solo viola was yummily from the orchestra by a remarkably assured which seemed to plunge everyone into a with a quality that is repeated in the live lugubrious, it seemed as though Berlioz conducting performance. dream-like inertia. This was broken only by performance.The Blue Line consists of Roscoe never quite got to Italy. I thought that Matt James certainly knows his one of those is-it-finished confusions, Beck on bass guitar and Tom Brechtlein on country was all about fast cars and fast game. He also knows how to get his hair followed on my part by disappointment that drumsand make great use of dynamics tempers, but this work was for the most part tousled enough from emotion to make it had finished at all. I could quite happily an underwhelming meander through a forest throughout . Both players layed a tight rhythmic audiences swoon. Trouble was though, I was have listened all day to this bizarre, beautiful of introverted phrases. Yet the orchestra, at the now legendary Christmas concert that foundation for Robben Ford's vocals and music, but Beethoven's Sonata in F dragged melodic, soulful and expressive guitar style. The despite an obvious affliction of boredom, nearly killed us all with emotion, and as a me away from this charmed world. summoned up enough energy to maintain a result on Saturday I was left feeling a mite title track, "Mystic Mile" stood out as a tune to decent sound quality, which was more The Spring Sonata could only be be reckoned with as the band utilised as pacey unfulfilled. Yes, it was good but, ahem, not enhanced by the setting of a hall bathed in generously exploited at the end where that good. sunlight but firm ly back in reality I sound to achieve the desired effect: success Berlioz thankfully injected a few seems inevitable! characteristic brass fanfares into the fray. anticipated an elegant performance. Nossek Josh Berle and Hicks conveyed a strong musical rapport Tyrone Garner

ILeed s Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 ------The Guide------19 reviews• r1e• • show... 'My Mother Said I Never Should', Civic ~{$7 Annie becomes a hit, and the circus Theatre, 22nd to 26th March, 7.30pm. Stage goes on a grand tour of Europe as its fame And she was probably right, but you never spreads far and wide. Along the way, Annie Get Your Gun listened to her did you, v,,hich is why you've however, love begins to rear its ugly head, n1ade the appointment... Superb play by Riley Smith Hall LUU and things get just a little more complicated... Charlotte Keatley, looking at four Not only has 'Annie Get Your Gun' generations of \.vomen across the century. ack your pistols in your pockets and got a great storyline and subplots to keep prepare to protect the pigeons around the Warm, funny and touching. A bit like what P things moving at a cracking pace, it's funny, your mother said you never should do, Riley Smith Hall this week, as term draws to moving, and packed with brilliant songs. really. a close with the quick-drawin', fast-talkin', Which is just what you'd expect from a show sharp-shootin' musical 'Annie Get Your written by Irving Berlin. 'Tom Jones' the musical, 24th to 26th Gun'. Hold on to your hat and don't shout Hits you may have heard include ~ March, St George's Concert Hall, 7.30pm. 'pull' unless you want to be staring down the "There's No Business Like Show Business", ,.,( Don't swoon, don't faint, and for God's sake barrel of a spot-on shotgun, because next and "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better", " t . . \ · \11\\\11·11~_,._.,, 1 1 1 don't thro\-v any undenvear. This is not the week, LUU Light Opera Society take over both of which are show-stoppers in their own ~l . \,\ \I 11\\I 1 ••.Y"'7 be-leather-trousered Welsh ,vhopper, but a this joint, and you won't be able to see them right, but unlike some other musicals, the /!-. ·~~ nonetheless rousing musical version of the injuns for dust! quality continues right the way through, with //1\ r:,,~ J..I\ famous novel. It claims to be a "bawdy 'Annie Get Your Gun' tells the numbers like "Falling In Love", "Buffalo fi* 'W. ~ 1nusical ro1np" in the true spirit of the (mostly true) story of simple country girl Bill", and "I Hope It's Me". ~ f.\1 , -4_1 "----... original, \-vhich sounds like a bloody good Annie Oakley, her rise to stardom as one of And as if all that weren't enough for .:=-"'f N ·\,f , \ :-. reason to go. Go on, it's not unusual... the best shooters in the States, and her your senses, the whole thing is ;jV " relationship with Frank Butler, top complemented by a comical cartoon-style set '· '-I New Perspectives, St George's Concert marksman with Buffalo Bill's travelling and a fantastically-complicated lighting rig, Hall, Sunday 20th March, 8.00pm. circus. And here's the lowdown on this both of which should show exactly how far Not a perverted precursor to the above showdown... you can stretch the resources of the Riley ron1p, this is in fact an in1aginative musical Buffalo Bill's circus arrives in Smith Hall. Both the cast and the production I collaboration between a jazz septet and a Annie's local town, and as is traditional, they team combine experience with loads of new classical wind quintet. The results are said issue a challenge to the people to bring talent, and if this lot don't set one of your last to be stunning, although whether that means forward their best shot to challenge Frank few evenings in Leeds alight, nothing will! artistically, or practically speaking from 100 Butler. Annie turns up at just the right time, 'Annie Get Your Gun' runs from yards, you'll have to find out. Only £6.00. and despite going gooey and weak at the Monday 21st to Friday 25th March, and starts Be stunned. knees over her opponent, she sends plenty of at 7.30pm each night. Tickets cost just £3.00, clay pigeons to the Great Clay Pigeon Rest or £2.50 to members of Light Opera, and are Victoria Wood, Grand Theatre, Monday Home in the Sky. available from the Union extension, down i'•., 28th March to Saturday 2nd April, 7.30pm. Buffalo Bill is suitably impressed, past the Porters' Office, every lunchtime from \ :, Yes, 1 know this is during the holidays and is and takes Annie on as Frank's assistant. The 12-2pm. You can also buy on the door each still a long \-vay off, but the tickets are circus isn't doing very well, and the novelty night, from around 7.00pm onwards. probably already sold out by no,v, so if you value of Annie, a woman, doing some tricks So for a night of marvellous music, l \Vant to see one of the country's top he hopes will bring the punters in, and away firearm fireworks, comedy, romance and before the end of term. 'Annie Get Your comediennes (my Cod, I'm turning into a PR from the show's main rival, which is a similar love, brave the bullets and roll yourselves Gun' promises to shoot holes in other officer), book now. If you're going home for venture run by Porney Bill. And no, the down to the Riley Smith Hall one night next productions. With its eyes closed. From 50 Easter, then rrrsssppp, those of us ,vho stay name has no bearing on the content of the week for the biggest bang you're likely to get yards. Standing on one leg. Get the idea? up here and cook for ourselves have something to look for\vard to after all.

An Evening With Foster & Allen, City Varieties, 7.30pm, Sunday 20th March. ... is guaranteed to give you a good night's sleep.

The Holy Hour, R.H.Evans Lounge LUU, Weds 23rd, 8pm. It's a plastic passion, apparently, with The For anyone who doesn't Smiths & The Cure. Come out and find the recognise the face opposite, let me first one you love for just 50p / £1. ~ {$7 Stage ask where the hell you've been for the last two years, and then I'll fill you in on Monkey House, R.H.Evans Lounge LUU, Greg Proops this rising megastar of mirth. Mon 21st, 8pm. West Yorkshire Playhouse Proops first bounced around Tv,•o days earlier, and no plastic in sight, but our screens on the award-winning the usual great music for just £1 / £1.50. Take the looks of Buddy Holly. Blend 'Who's Line Is It Anyway?', more often them with the nerdish whine and nervy than not with Ryan Stiles (tall & geeky, Atomic, LUU Harvey Milk Bar, Thurs 24th, disposition of Woody Allen. Insert a as opposed to short & geeky). Having 8pm, £1.50 adv/ £2.00 door. lightning quick brain, a cutting wit, and shown most of our own comic talent ... and this one's for chariddy, 1nate. A the ability to double people up in how to do improv, he then made chemically imbalanced mixture of music is stitches at the drop of the hat. appearances on another Channel 4 on offer to create one hell of an explosive Congratulations! You have just made series, 'Viva Cabaret', and followed that event. There's a cheap spirits promotion too, your own Greg Proops! up with a tour, which won him a so you can pretend you're helping a good If you want to see how your nomination for the 1993 Perrier Award cause as you lie be-gravitied under a table, model compares to the real thing, this for comedy. unable to stand up. weekend is your chance. The unique, 1994 sees no let up in the rise of Hunchback Dialogue, Friday 25th March, fast-talking American comedian is on a his popularity, and so if you're planning on going this Sunday, ring the 1.30pm, West Yorkshire Playhouse. . whistle-stop tour of Britain, and £2 / £1 is all it costs to have a chat with fortunately for us, he's landing in Leeds Playhouse box office (442111) no_w to Quasi and his mates in pre-production panic check availability of tickets. Seats 1n all for one night at our very own West modo. Ouch. Yorkshire Playhouse. With no theatrical areas of the theatre cost £7.00, but the things happening on the night of discount rate is just a fiver, so why not Kenny Ball, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Sunday 20th, the Courtyard Theatre has treat yourself to an end of term titter or Sunday 20th, 8.00pm, £6.50 I £5.00. been turned over to the comedy crew two... The show starts at 8.15pm, and Jazz in the city event. You should have a for the evening, and what an evening it promises to be 90 minutes of absolute real Kenny. Oops. should be... apoplexy.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 20------The Guide------FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Cl-.-.bs Cl-..-.bs ~G?J Stage ©•' Cl"l.:abs WEST YORKSHIRE PLA YHOOSE PHUX at MISTER CRAIG'S· Student night. £2.50 entry. UP YER RONSON at THE MUSIC FACTORY - Dance & THE COOKER al ARCADIA • Jatz / soul / funk. foaruring COURTYARD TiffiATRE THE WORLD at RITZY'S • Sruru,nt night, £1 a pint. garage, £6 NUS, 9.30pm to 3am DJEZ TOP BANANA at THE TOV.'N & COUNTRY CLUB · 80\ Greg Proop, • 8.15pm UJ> THE JUNCTION at THE GALLERY I RICKY'S I DO'\-VNBEA T al THE !1,fUSIC FACTORY • Hip-hop and acid ARCADIA - Student night, £ 150 before 10.30pm, £2.50 after. night. SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE jazz. £3.50 NUS, 9.30pm to 3am. £1 a pml. kOp pint (£ l in Arcadia), 80p double. £ 1.50 'Mad Dog' • music TRIBE at RICKY'S · Acid jazz. Funk & Daner. l\1AINSTREA?.I at l>flSTER CRAIG'S The Bi\,1 Crew' - 7.30pm HACK TO BASICS at THI:. MUSIC FACTORY· Dance. inc. house, garage. indie, & funky groove. LOVE TRAIN at TO\VN & COUNTRY CLUB • 70's mght, STUDENT NIGHT at YEL · £J a puu. £ I spirits. £4.50. THE 1.IZARD CLUB at RICK\ 'S Bosi of Rock. £3 i £2 50. ANYTHING GOES nt THE~· A REHOUSE • D•nce IOpm to 2.am l'v.I-.-.sic Student night, £ I '"'h Oyer. cheap dnnks THE PO'I-VER HOI SE at 111E GALLERY 9pm to 2am. £6 n SEX CASl'\O at ARCADIA I £7, ,·a ual drcs,. ~& Stage DENIM & DANCE at MISTER CRAIG'S AI.TERN.\.TIVE I JNDJE at SCRLl>IPIES · 12-6pm. all TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB afcernoon Soul A,ylum 7.00pm. £9. STOl\tl' at U.1U • lndie. grunge. \VF-'-T YORKSHTRE PLAYHOUSE L'ICARCERA TED at SCRUMPJES • Alternau,c / hankorc \ AGUE at THE \\ AREHOUSE · £5. cros,-dressing. ST GEORGE'S CO'ICERT HAJ,L New Pe"pectives • $.C)Opm. £6. QUARRY 11-IEATRE a, Friday nl!hl. £~.50 I £3. SATLJROA Y HOP at Ll\.fl: • £2 / £4 ~ue.st. CIT\' VARIET11':S , COURTYARD THEATRE a, Friday Tll\1E Tl:"IINEL a1 RIFFS· 60's night. £2.~0 I £3. An Evening Wi!h Foster & Allen - 7.30pm. GRAND THEATRE WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE Leeds Amateur Operaric Society pre~em 'Chess' • 2.15pm & ~~ Stage Kenny Ball, Jau mght • 8.00pm 7.15pm. ~~ Stage THE DUCHESS STUDIO THEATRE LMU \VEST YORKSHJR£ PLAYHOUSE F.0.S. Brothers & Slur Re\'olver Theatre Company present 'Casablanca' • 7 .30pm. £4.50 I £3.00. 'I-VEST YORKSffiRE PLAYHOUSE rel 442111 QUARRY TIIEATRE. THF. GROVE P.;'11 QU,\RRY TiiEATRE The Merchant Of Venice· - 3.00pm & 8.00pm Gypsy Bill \.\!tlliam., RILEY Sl\.fITH HALL LUU 'The Mrrchanl Of Vcruce' • 7.30pm. from £4. COURTYARD 111EATRE LUU Light Opera present 'Annie Get Y \lur Gun' - 7.30pm, £3 / COURTYARD THEATRE 'P\lstc..rd, From Rome' - 3.00pm & 7.45pm £2.50 'Postcards From Rome'· 7.45pm. from £4. GRAND THK.\ TRE FilI:t.:I. ALUAJ'l,ffiRA as Friday GRAND THEATRE ll'I 459351 I 440971 'Me & My Girl'· 2.30pm & 7.30pm SDEFFJELO LYCl-:IJ?-1 as Friday 'fvfe & My Girl' · 7 30pm CIVIC TH.EAT RE as Friday • CIVIC THEATRE CITY VARIETIES as Friday SBO\VCASE CL.'ffil\,IA 'The MLkado' • 7.30pm Ro\ VEN THEATRE LUU as Fnday 27 Gelderd Road, Birstall Tel 0924 420071 CITY VARIETIES HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday Tickets £4.25 I £3 00 NUS l'VI"l:asic THEATRE IN THE l\.10,J, a.s Friday Remain.< Of The Day Free \V1lly n Andrew Newlon. hypnoust • 8.00pm RA VEN THEATRE LUU ALBAfvfBRA Aladdin The Piano THE DUCHESS LUU 11ientre Group present 'Cyrano De Bergerac' · 6.00pm. 'CatS' - 2.30pm & 1.30pm. Scbindler's List Snctioo & Gimp £3 / £2.50. SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE Cool Running, Wayne's '1-Vorld:? BEl,USHJ'S HARROGATE THEATRE tel. 0423 502116 The Bi\ii Crew' • 7.30pm. 11,fy Life Wes Martini Tiiree Steps To Heaven'· 7.45pm. from i5 50. SHEFFIELD LYCEUJ\,I On Deadly Ground THE DRUM THEATRE IN THE JI.ULl, 'Pickw1d.' • 2.00pm & 7.45pm. Philadelphia Very Tall Buildings BUTG present 'Murder! Murder~· • 7 .30pm, £3 / £2 BODlNGTON HALL as Friday HOl!Se Of Tbe Spirits CLCM RECITAL ROOM ALHAMBRA tel. 0274 752000 The Pelican Brief Chamber Mus,c Recital • 1.05pm. free. 'Cats' - 7.30pm. from £10 In The Name Of The Father ALHAMBRA STUDIO l'VI-.:asic Shadowlands Stuart Lu · 8.00pm. £6 / £3. n The Three Muskereers FilI:r:a. SHEFFIELD LYCE~t Mts Doubtfire 'P1ckw1ck' - 7.45pm. l,EEDS TO\VN HALL CLC1'1 Symphony Orchestra play works by Mus,orgsky, COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA ODEON• CINEMA BODINGTON HALL The lmp<,rtance Of Being Earne.,r' - 7.00pm. £2 / £2.SO. WTiliam Kinghorn. & Bt•r<><.lin • 7 30pm. from £3. Collage Road, Far Head111gley. Tel. 751606 The Headrow - Tel. 430031 ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL Wayne's World 2 • plea-e ring for um~ Shadowlands • 2.00. 5 00. 8.00 Bradf\lrd Festival Choral Society & Nonhcm Sinfonia perform Fri & Sat late show • Reservoir Dog, Phtladelphia - 2.00. 5.00, 8.00. excepr on Sat at 4.00. 7.30. & Bach\ St Ma1!hcw Passion. 6.30pm 10.15. l'VI-.-.sic THE DLJCHFA<;S LOU'IGE ClNE.'1A Cool Runnings - 1.25. 3.50. 6.05. 8.'.10 n Bagman North Lane. Head,ngl · 6.00pm & 8.40pm on Fri, 2.45pm, Tina· 10.50 My Life. 10.45 THE GROVE INN 5.00pm & 8.00pm Sat & Sun, and 6.00pm & 8.40pm Mon­ Reservoir Dogs. 10.55 True Romance- JO.SO Folk Club Thurs. BRADFORD CATHEDRAL FilI:t.:I. Late show Fri 18th· Reservoir Dogs - 11.15pm PICTUREVU,LE CINEMA The Oneg Piano Trio play works by Beethoven, Copland & Late show Sat 19th· Edw11rd Il • 11. l!ipm Shon Cots • 7 .()()pm Ravel· 7.30pm. • BFfl PICTUR.EVILLE CINEl'>fA ~IGM Jl.lOVIE HOUSE On Stage - King Ltar · 7.30pm. Shon Cuts· 7.00pm Vicar Lane. LSI. Tel. 451031 FilI:t.:I. BF1'1 Listings not available at time of going to press. Caravaggio· 6.15pm In The Name Of The Father· 8.15pm Please call the above number for programme details. Telly BFf2 0 PICTUREVU,LE• CINEMA Orlando· 6.00pm & 8.00pm ODF..ON • See l'>1onday 'Northern Esposare' (C4, 10.15pm) • A guy decides he is Shon Cuts· 7.00pm allergic to the whole world, and so isolates himself in a big BFfl PJCTUREVILLE CINEMA dome. Now there i~ a chap I can identify with. In The Name Of The Father - 5.45pm Telly Shon Cuts· 7.00pm 'Tbe Exploratory' (BBC2, 11.15pm) · Part of National Caravftl!gio - 8.1 Spm 0 Science Week. Also on the agenda , everyone wearing lab BFr.2 U.lAX coats and kinky rubber gloves. Hurrah fur science! Orlan

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Friday 18th March :- 'Coma' (BBCl, 10.40pm) · BBCl wins the $ Cl-..11bs G c1.. -.bs Friday-night-film war with a tense thriller SURRENDER at MUSIC FACTORY - 60's lO BEAT nre DIG! ar THE GAU.ERV/ ARCADIA· 10pm to 2am, Live LOADED at THE MUSIC FACTORY· lndie / dance I dub/ designed to keep you as far from being in a 90's, £2.SO on door. £1 a pint. jazz/ latin / fun k / soul / hip-hop. hip-hop/ psychedelia - £2 / £2.50. coma as possible. Lots of people are dying THE ROOST at ARCADIA • Live jazz, £2 admission, £1 a CIRCUS CIRCUS at THE MUSIC FACTORY · 3 floors of ROCK NIGHT at THEWAREHOUSE - £2 before 11pm. at a futuristic medical institute, and pinL pop, 60's ro 90's, £1 a pint. THE Mll,E filGR CLUB at RICKY'S I THE GALLERY / DECADENCE at SCRUMPIES • Gothic I Alternative. Genevieve Bujold & Micahel Douglas set 70'S NIGHT at YEL ARCADIA - 70's disco. HELL RAISER atTilE OBSERVATORY· Rock night. 8· 12. out to investigate. BLACK LODGE at SCRUMPIES - Hardcore/ alremative, PARTY NIGHT at MISTER CRAIG'S - £1 before 12pm. MELT at ASHFIELDS -(Merrion Centre) - 10pm to 2am. £2 BANANAS at RJTZY'S - £ 1 a pint. 10pm to 231D, £2 / £1.50. 'Other Halves' (C4, 12.10am) - ... tend to enrry, £1.20 bitter/ lager, £1.30 cider. STUDENT NIGHT al STOGGY'S • Free before 11pm, £1 GORGEOUS at LEEDS UNI HMB A CLUB CAU..ED COLIN at LEEDS METROPOLITAN after, I Opn, ro 2:un. screw you up completely, so no great UNIVERSITY - £4 on !he door, 9pm to 2am. surprises in this New Zealand film about a NORTIIERN EXPOSURE at RICKY'S suicidal Auckland housewife who develops ~ t;, Stage ~t;, Stage a relationship with a Polynesian teenager. ~ t;, Stage Saturday 19th :- WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE WEST VORKSRIRE PLAYHOUSE 'Robocop· (ITV, 10.15pm) • Metal Mickey GRAND THEATRE as Friday QUARRY THEATRE as Friday gets pissed off. COURTYARD THEATRE as Friday WE.ST YORKSHI.RE PLAYHOUSE COURTYARD THEATRE a.< Friday 'Les Diaboliques' (BBC2, 12.05am) · GRAND THEATRE as Monday QUARRY THEATRE GRAND THEATRE 3.\ Monday CIVIC THEATRE 't.lerchaor Of Venice' - 2.00pm & 7.30pm CIVIC THEATR£ a.< Tuesd.ly Hitchcockian thriller \'Vith a twist in the tail, Leeds Art Theatre presenr 'My l\fother Said I Never Should' • COURTYARD THEATRE STUDIO THEATRE Ll\1U as Monday about the murder of a nasty headmaster at a 730pm. 'Posle"l'ds From Rome' - 2.00pm & 7 .45pm RILEY Sl\.flTH HALL, LUU as Monday n1n-down boarding school. STUDIO THEATRE Ll\1U as Monday GRAND Tll£ATRE as llfonday HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday Sunday 20th :- RILE\" S!'.nTR HALL LUU as Monday ALHAJ\1BRA as Friday CIVIC THEATRE a.< Tuesday 'The War Of The Worlds' (BBCl, 3.00pm) • HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday STUDIO THEATRE Ll\otU a.~ Monday ST GEORGE'S CONCERT HALL ALHAMBRA as Friday RILEY S1\11TH HALL, LUU as Monday 'Tom Jones' • the musical . 7 .30pm 'Welco1ne To California' says one poor sap SHEFFIELD LYCEUM 3.\ Fnday HARROGATE THEATRE as Friday ALHA1\.1BRA STUl>IO before being zapped unto oblivion; not a ALHAl\mRA Heartbreak productions pre.sent 'Colour<; Of Life' - 8.00pm. bad response, then, from the invading aliens SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE 3.\ Wednesday 'Cars' · 2.00pm & 7 .30pm. SHEFFlliLD LYCEUJ\.t who come up against religion and American SHEFFlELD CRUCIBLE :rv..•:asic 'Pkkv.ick' · 2.00pm & 7.45pm family values. I know who's side I'm on. n 'Wttstling School'· 7.30pm. 'The Man Who Would Be King' (ITV, LEEDS TOWN HALL SHEFFIELD LYCEUM as Friday Lunchtime Organ ~{usic - 1.05pm. free. 6.30pm) · British Army sergeants Sean THE DUCHF..SS :rv..•:asic Connery & Michael Caine go walkabout in Spring & Friend$ :rv..usic n the mountains of 19th century India to seek BELUSffl'S n Cl,OTITTVORKERS CONCER'J' HALI, their fortune. Remote tribespeople think A Taste Of Honey Depl or Music present Puccini's Suor Anglica - 1.10pm, free. THE GROVE INN ALRl\f.ABRA STUDIO THE DUCHJ:.SS Connery is a God, and according to my ex­ Jam Session City Of Bradford Chamber Ensemble · 1.05pm. free. The Rhytbmires girlfriend, they're not far wrong. THE DRUM THE DUCBESS THE DRUM 'The Searchers' (BBC2, 9.50pm) • Not a two Suction Roger Scorpio & The Chlldren Of Love Broadshot hour behind-the-scenes documentary on the LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNI LEEDS ART GALLERY Stiff Little Fingers· £9.50 Lunchtime Chamber Music - 1.05pm, free. country-rock hipsters, but rather the TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB BELUSHI'S greatest Western ever n,ade. Probably. The Kinks - 7.00pm, £J 250. ~il:a::a::J.. lbe Pri<'C OfIvory Well, it's got John Wayne in it, and it was THE GALLERY directed by John Ford, and it's got four ticks PI•CTU REVILLE CINEl\otA DIG! Shon Curs· 7.00pm down here, so watch it. THE GROVE INN FilIII. BFTl Ray Stubbs Tuesday 22nd :- On St:1ge - King Lear • 7 .30pm 'California Suite' (BBC!, 11.30pm) - Neil PICTURE• VILLE CINEMA THEDRU?.1 Short Cuts· 7.00pm Bill Sykes Simon comedy with a whole bunch of big BFfl 'I"elly names - Michael Caine, Richard Pryor, Bill On Stage· King Lear- 7.30pm a Cosby, Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, & Maggie ~il:a::a::1. Smith - and n,ore hits than nusses. 'Wildlife On One' (l3BC1. 8.00pm) • David Auenb,,rou~h Telly does something with his crab;. Perhaps I should rephrase lhar Wednesday 23rd :- a PI•CTU REVJL[,F, CINEMA ' JOW1tl:uio Ross p,esents... ' (BBC!, 11.25pm) • Tonight's 'The Jewel Of The Nile' (ITV, 8.00pn,) · Short Cuts - 7 .OOpm guest is Glorta Estefan. who bluhers on for age, about her Tun,er, Douglas & De Vito again in rapid­ 'Torvll & Dean - The Documentary' (BBCt, 8.00pm) - BYft Spanicb musical influences before doing her big party tum of fire co1nic chase dialogue across a desert. Unlikely to be as revealing as the C4 documentary on Graham switching on a giant electromagnet and llymg through the air On Stage • King Lear • 7. 30pm Or sun,nut like that. Taylor. I mean, can you imagine Chris screaming 'Do I Not tnward.s it. Hey1 ifs science week' Like That!• after firusbing their free-dance programme' Or 'Outside Edge' (ITV, 8.30pm) · Promising new comedy Thursday 24th :- dear sweet Jane going 'F***ing Hell, only Bronze. How are we Telly drama about. ob. hang on. it's got Josie Lawrence m tt. 'Presumed Innocent' (ITV, 9.00pm) - going tO tlttee the paying punrers now''' Wateb and laugh. a 'Love Talk' (C4, 12.0511m) • Discussions on love and the Magnificent courtroom drama \'Vith 'The Oscars' (BBCI, 9.30pm) · Luwies congregale tO slap 'Neighbours' (BBCl, 1.30 & 5.35) • It's Brad & .Beth's problems it causes Ha! Oh God' And 1l's only half an hour long• I could fill an entire series. Oh woe is rue. Love 1s ju~t a Harrison Ford as a prosecuting attorney backs and pick up nine proud mches of sohd gold. Mnun. wedding. and all the bnde.smaid.o. are pregnant• 'Food & Drink' (BBC2, 8.30pm) - Tonight, and I'm not four leUer word. Aod it usually makes you utter sever-di other, who has to employ his own defence lawyer 'The Detecti, es' (BBCJ, 8.00pn1) - Fornier Jesu~ & Jasper kidding, a group of nuns help Jilly test some DIY wine kirs. as it runs its course. Unsmoothly. Carrot lxlcollle moving targets for gunmen. I think this should Raul Julia when suspicion falls on him after Presumably, they're blue, 'The Rector's Wife' (C4, 10.00pm) - La.st epi>Ode of this pile actually be merged with SporL\nigJu later on. his one-time lover and ex-colleague Greta 'Without Walls · Kiss l\.t y Baadaaaasss' (C4. 9.30pm) · ofTrollope. Rapper Ice T pre=t\ a 'discussion' on blaxploiiation films, and 'Oprah Winfrey' (C4. 5.00pm) - A surprise pany if thrown for 'The Great Outdoors' (C4, 8.30pm) - Series on ouldoor Scacchi is found raped and murdered. Try whether they have any relevance to the black community. Oompah's binhday, but all the candles collapse iogcther and activires continues with advice on how to have a dtl('enl shag in untangling that lot during the News At Ten. 'The Decision' (C4, 3.40) · To ski. or nol lo ski ... fonn a neutron star. Hey. 11's science week! a lent withc.>Ul ev~'J)'tltin.g collapsing in a pile of canvas LEGENDARY SATURDAY DISCO LEEDS METRO UNI CITY

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University's resident theatre company, have ~ s t taken the unproduced play "Everyone Comes ac e 9~ age To Rick's" as a starting point, added liberal ~ doses of the famous film and a touch of their Just as at Christmas when you couldn't move Casablanca own theatrical magic to create the stage without being bowled over by Handel's Studio Theatre LMU version of 'Casablanca'. Quite how various Messiah blasting away from every concert hall scenes will be portrayed (such as the climax m· the re<>ion, as Easter comes round you find ~t; Stage ''You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, ) '11 h t ·t d but o· a sigh is still a sigh... the fundamental things at theh airport,f youf' avewill o b wai brought an see, to life the same effect occurring with Bach's St Chess a 11 t e a.mous 1gures e Matthew Passion. apply as time goes by." So sang Sam over on stage before your eyes. Undoubtedly brilliant, beautiful, and Grand Theatre fifty years ago when a world in the grip of the Rick will obviously be there, along extremely long, the St Matthew Passion, all S You must have seen the banner in the town econd World War was momentarily w1'th 11 sa, v·1c tor L azl o, c apt ain· R enauIt ' and three and a half hours of it, can b e h eard tn· full centre, and at last, the Leeds Amateur Operatic softened by Bogart, Bergmann et al. Back to of course, resident pianist Sam providing the force in both Leeds and Bradford in the Society proudly present their version o f t h e the present, and a kiss is still a kiss, but t unes. B ook yourself a place at one of the coming week s. o n sa tur d ay 19th M arc h , St West End musical 'Chess' at the Grand Rick's Cafe has been taken down from the most sought after tables in the world next George's Concert Hall plays host to the Theatre. Tim Rice's collaboration with the silver screen and placed on stage. week, and sit back to enjoy a night of stars. Bradford Festival Choral Society and the male half of Abba will be running from Yes, next week Revolver Theatre "In all the bars in all the theatres in Northern Philharmonia who will be giving Monday 21st to Saturday 26th March, with Company attempt the audacious feat of all the world, it's happening here" says the their formidable rendition under the guidance performances at 7.15pm each night, and a transferring the magic of the movies to the programme, and you won't be able to see of conductor David Lloyd-Jones. Concert Saturday matinee at 2.15pm: . . Studio Theatre, LMU, with their own 'Casablanca' anywhere else in the country, so starts at 6.30pm due to its length. Originally conceived by Tim Rice production of 'Casablanca'. From Monday get your tickets now for a unique evening's Miss that one and there's another when he was watching the battle for the World 21st to Thursday 24th you can feel the entertainment. Performances each night start along in a week, as Leeds Town Hall combines Chess Championship between Bobby Fischer shimmering heat of the North African sun at 7.30pm, and tickets cost just £2.50 / £1.50. the Northern Sinfonia with Leeds Festival and Boris Spassky, the story revolves around a and the deep coolness of bar-owner Rick Buy now or be disappointed. If you Chorus on Saturday 26th. Tickets will be in similar fictional encounter between an blending together for a theatrical evening of don't, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, short supply, so get yours quickly if you're American champion and his Russian drama, romance, and of course, beautiful maybe not tomorrow, but some day soon, and intending to go. challenger. Romance, intrigue, and political music. for the rest of your life. As for us... we'll Before that however, the Town Hall blackmail all cloud over the main event, and Revolver, Leeds Metropolitan always have Paris... sees the traditional end of term concert from create a compelling night of musical drama. the City of Leeds College Of Music Symphony Don't expect to be frugging in the Orchestra on Saturday 19th at 7.30pm. On the aisles to the likes of 'Dancing Queen' - Benny & I I programme are Borodin's Symphony No.2, a Bjorn shy away from t~o muc_h ,instant world premiere of Concerto for Piano & catchiness - but there are still the hits I Know Orchestra by William Kinghorn, and the Him So Well' and 'One Night In Bangkok' to marvellous 'Night On Bare Mountain' by enjoy, along with a whole load more. Tickets t t I Mussorgsky, which should be familiar to all start at just £4.00 for a balcony seat, with 'Fantasia' fans. Enjoy! Monday night at a reduced rate. .~~/<~ --.L------::::::::::::;::=====~======::; y Students Go for Less At Campus Travel we specialise in low-cost travel for students and young people. Call into a branch near you and discover a world of possibilities.

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Gemma + Ahsan either our LMUSU or Leeds Uni and town. Tel 451251. doing the washing up' (thanks for the lack of blackmrul!). Howard. Juliette ror hours of devotion to the Shoo> yer load in the Riley Smith Hall week AI. Darren. Pat. Mark L. Lucie S, Toby, Guide. Rupert-the most unpopular man University Union office by 10 Monday 10 Friday at 7 30p.m. I kno" you don't believe me, but you on campus-Hamer, Ed Crispin for really are the light or my life. Honest. Nick CIR. Amelia. Nick V. Bridge1. 5.00 theWednesday preceding Cabinet for sale as new Light Opera's production or I rving Isabelle, and the seething hoards I've enlarging and developing in the dark publication. condition £80 0484513846 Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun" is Justin Myers we all really fancy you - 11 forgotton, no> to forget all you funky photo (phnarrr). Roger for typing in endless playing and promises to be a show full of must be those track suit bottoms. PS I'm people. esp. Harric1 and Ed the Ed. 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Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 18th March 1994 26 Sport------Varied results for LMU swimmers Bronte old boys snatch it n a windswept afternoon, to the carpets after Robinson, l the weekend the B.U.S.F. O Bronte Old Boys took the keeper had allegedly ALong Cour se Swimming away the prestigious title of pushed the Carpet 's centre and Diving Championships \Vere LEEDS n~;l:­ Leeds Metropolitan University for war d. The penalty was held at Leeds International Pool. Inter-Mural League duely converted and five Championships. The 'Boys' minutes later after a mix-up in Wit h the team having put in ~ --­ ...._:z...!'•- ..:;- UN I --··- 'loads' of training, they were -x.w· were pitted against the much the Bronte defence the carpets raring to go. fancied Mike's Carpets. took a seemingly unbeatable The LMU put out a good In a fiercely competitive lead. team who swan1 v.:ith \ aried first half, chances were few The last five n1inutes were results On Saturda). Sarah and far between, with the Old very frantic with Rowsell Fisher rnadc the final of the Boys defence of Jones and bagging the equaliser and in 200m FIS and carne a good 6th. Davies holding strong. Ten the very last minute Jones, who On the Sunda), Sarah also n1ade minutes before half-time, had been brought up from the the final heat of the 400n1 FIS. Bronte managed to break the back, burst through the con1ing 5th. Claire Orman also deadlock, with a sweeping Carpet's defence and secured a made the final heat and sw·am move down the right by Knight famous victory for the Bronte well having only 2 races before centring for the ever-alert Old Boys. he swam the 200m Butterfly in Rowsell after good work from Final Scor e: Br onte Old which she came 4th. Wilson in the box. Boys 3-2 Mike's Carpets. Although tiring, the weekend The second half was again Bronte side from: Robinson, went well and it was a good team slow to get going but was set Camer on, Davies, Jones, performance. alight in the fi nal twenty Brown (Broome), Barnard, T hanks to Lean for all the minutes which started with a Fin nly, Knight, Hartley, coaching over the last year. controversial penalty awarded Wilson, Rowsell. The swimming team WELCO ME T O

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eeds University break and the score was 2-1. Leeds a chance to go through to waterpolo team The second half was the semi-final (mth a large win L journeyed down to frustraiting as Bristol caught over Swansea). Bristol for the UAU Leeds for a 3-3 dra,v. leeds Against all odds Bristol quaterfinals, to face Oxford, scored one goal which was overcame and outplayed Oxford Bristol and S,vansea disalowed due to a questionable for a 7-4 win. This destroyed Universities. offside decision. Leeds' chance to go through The first game (Oxford vs Leeds' next match was even though Leeds would Swansea) saw a massive win by against Oxford and a eventually beat Swansea 14-3. Oxford (7-3). Leeds then came frustraiting but entertaining The Leeds team showed up against Bristol whose team game ensued ,vith Leeds taking potential for future UAU contained national swintmers a 3-2 lead in the first championships if they can and players. half.Oxford came out for the develop open pool play and a The games were all played second half tactically changed more discipined, tactical outlook over over 2 halves instead of the and took the game 7-5. to the game.The squad was Ian, usual 4 quaters. During the 1st Next match was to be Leed's Ralf, Jesus, Mat, Glynn, Tony, half 2 quick goals put Leeds ahead nightmare as a win by Oxford Andy ,John, Sven, Carlo and 2-0. Bristol caught Leeds on the over Bristol would provide David. LUU waterpolo team ' '

he advent of March and which wound its way around a been sorted out the folowing Tthe imminent desent of pleasent local park, comprised ntorning. Jenny Hunter and as t Wednesday Leeds Uni. of the 'large and 'strong' home strong defence front every Leeds springtime, heralded the a run of 5km for the men and 3 Mitch Birdsall both had good L 1st X V took the field to face support. man. arrival of the Eighth km for the women. The start runs, both finishing in the top a highly fancied Nottingham Leeds sitting complacently on Dominance was restored International Paris relays. fielded 70 teants ready for the 25. Duncan Welberry finished side wi th bo th sides desparate their lead handled Nottinghan1 on through Davies and Wi lde, With the cross-country gun and there was much in 16.14 minutes, and Chris for a place in the final. opportunist try through some excelent in 1i ne-outs. Leeds used season nearly over a select fe,v bustling and jostling ,vhen Maxwell doing well, despite With the wind beind then1 acrobatic yet highly ineffective this possesion well and the icing runners from Doss AC once finnally the race began. having not quite recovered Leeds soon set the stall for the defence. Nottingham converted on the cake was added in the last again packed their Following a very impressive from the previous days rest of the match by scoring two to make the half tin1e score Leeds five ntinutes. The pack gained toothbrushes and spikes and Austrian lead, with their journey, with a time of 17.13 glorious early tries. 12 Notungharn 7. vital yards providing a solid set out for foreign parts in starting runner not only mins. The first created by a telling Inspiring words front skipper platform from which to launch search of glory. Leaving completing the course in the The 'A' team finished in and incisive break up the middle Sparkes and vice-captain Yyryon Sargent once more A quick ball behind the gloomy, overcast fastest female time but also sat isfyin g ninth place by centre Toby Sargent. who steeled Leeds for the final 40 from the resulting rue k allowed weather of Leeds in favour of a putting the 'usi-wein' team in a although they missed out on a then linked with the rest of the minutes as the} turned to face the Jerent) Ro\ve to cross for the much more pleasent, calm and commanding position '"hich couple of places by a backs. Some slick handling ho\\ ling gale final try. Sparks again con\'cncd. sunny climate. was not to be taken a,vay front ta nta lising few seconds,an released tv1all Coley to streak 1n With the half t1n1e \\.Ords To give Leed, a 19-7 win. The race was a '"ell them, the Leeds teant set out OYerall time of 1hr 27 mins 36 at the corner. Leed, n1ainta1ncd ringing in their cars Leeds This superb all round organised eyent,except for a not to be digraced. secs. the 'B '-team did well to the pressure in the forwards. \I.Ith Yyran the perforntance sends Leeds to few problems ,vith results and Indeed they weren 't Pete maintain 37th place with good Notllnghant22 and fron1 the outstanding pack leader at the Plyn1outh to contest the UAU presentation due to errors in Steele took the fastest overall runs by Paddy Hough (18.53) unassuming scrum Sargent once fore, stamped their authority on Plate final on Wednesday. timnting. men 's time with a new course Ralph de Mosquito (20.21), again broke clear to put Andy the gan1e. allow1ng Sparks to The Squad:Sm1th, Each team consisted of 6 r ecord of 13.46 minutes Tony Bern ett (20.48) ,v ith Cox in the near posts. relive the pressure frequent!). Hanson.Green. Wilde, Da\'ies. runners, 4 male , 2 female with although due to the problems long-jumper Tom Hallet t Dan Sparks stroked the ball Nottingham launched attack Y)\yan. Ramus .Gay. Rowe, the women running the first ,vith timming, this was not bringing up the rear as the between the uprights to give after attack on the Leeds line Sparks. Henderson. Sargent. and fourth legs. The course, found out until everything had final Leeds runner in 22.37. Leeds a I 2-0 lead to the delight only to be thwarted b) large and Cox. Miller ,Coley

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THE FINAL WHISTLE or ages there's been Fdebate as to which sport has the best claim to the title of the true 'football'. ls it eeds University sent a team head kicks. Ohene went on to take Rugby or is it Football ? of over 40 to compete in gold. - Lets look at the t\vo L the National chan1pionsh1ps Julian Lorca also won bronze arguments. First there's at \Vorcestcr last sunday They in that category. giving Leeds Assosiation Football. This, in returned with an impressi\e haul three out of a ma.ximum 4 medals various forms, has been in that division. In the Men's Blue of 3 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze around for about 500 years. medals. 1nany were participating belt sparring. bronze medals were We all know the rules and if in their first competition. and 1t won by Lee Evans (lightweight), some one says to you "look was particularly encouraging to Jim Lam (middleweight) andPaul there's a game of Football" it see a higher entry of girls than Landreth-Smith (heaveyweight). usual. In the Ladie's heaveyweight In the ladies' blue-belt sparring, is probably this you think of. white/yellow belt sparring. Gillian Sarah Wordsell was crowned Rugby Football, in both its Croston and Emma Daviies champion in the n1iddleweight ,. I > forms, is a fairly late addition banled it out in an all Leeds semi­ division. Chris Home fought to the sporting scene. It was final before Gillian went on to win exceptionally well in his first - not invented until William competition to win a si lver medal -=~ --· gold. Webb Ellis got tired of A similar situation prevailed in in the mens lightweight kicking the ball around and the Men's middleweight Green white/yellow belt category, had the novel idea of picking Finally, in the Men's Midlewieght belt sparring with Ben Chalwin it up and running with it. It and Ohene Blake having to fight red belt sparring, tim Jones picked gained its name to the simple each other in the semi-final. up a bronze medal. while Mark Despite taking an early lead Ben Tranter won the silver completing fact that Ellis went to school was defeated by two well timed a very successful day for the team. LUU kick bottom. in Rugby. Rugby enthusiasts virulently claim that Association Football is Leeds bounce on League victory for LUU soccer. Their opponents will claim that this is an American T eeds saw off aJJ opposition to very strong contender from word. However they are ball seldom entering either 'D' played fine attacking hockey .l....Jensure victory in the Liverpool, and Janet Hopkins eeds duly won the wrong the word soccer is a Trampolining section of the narrowly missed out on 3rd place Yorkshire League Division Leeds were cheered vociferally exemplified best by the 10-1 L British invention made to Christie Cup, held on Saturday in with a well executed routine. It was 8 by securing the draw they from the side lines and the demolition of Bardsley. differentiate between the two Liverpool. Leeds beat the home in the elementary competition needed against second placed welcome final whistle brought The teams pursuit of a species of football, coming team and Manchester due to where Leeds showed their strength, Rotherham. Leeds had a clear jubilant celebrations from the league and cup double outstanding performances from winning the first 3 places, cut chance in the first half Leeds players themselves. resumes on May 14th when from the 'soc' in Association Ewan Laws, Janet Hopkins and Samantha Bapty, Severine Convert when Matt Robinson had his The team which had come Leeds play in the League Cup (obvious really). Dawn crosby. and Lisa Flanagan were placed initial shot saved only to see together at the beginning of final. Historically speaking it Leeds showed superiority on respectively, Samantha winning an his follow up illegally stopped the season clicked together The Squad: Ashmore, would seem that soccer has both levels of the competition, easter egg for her efforts.Despite on the goal line. Instead of a very well. It had both the best Forcreau, Dyer, Rich, Bake, the greatest claim to the use elementary and advanced. Ewan the 7 .OOam start, Leeds had an penalty flick a short corner defence and forward lines in Seals, Nisbett, Anderson, Aye, of the word Football. Laws came second in the impressive attendance, with the was given. After this neither the league, Aye being the Harris, Paul, Shaw, Bell, However now there are so Advanced competition, behind a biggest team there. keeper was troubled with the league's top scorer. The team Kenton,Robinson. many types of footbaJl ;(American ; Gailic ; Australian Rules) it doesn't seem that Association Leeds rowers go close Football will ever be able to claim the title as its own. trong winds buffeted over a Riley steered a tight line along a leading crew before falling Personally I'm not really Shundred crews last weekend the river's winding 5000metre victim to a broken seat. bothered as far as i'm in the Yorkshire Head of the course, assisting the crew in a Leeds senior open cox.less four concerned Football will River, yet Leeds University Boat strong finish more than 20 (stroke R. Scott, R. Stoney, R. Club remained undeterred. seconds in front of their rivals Dooley, A. Bowden) gave a always be Football and Admidst challenging water Oundle polished performance two weeks Rugby, Rugby. If I want to conditions the men's experienced The mens' first eight rowed a earlier on the River trent know what sport someone is novice eight (stroke T. Creutburg; scratch crew to take second place Nottingham. One of the few playing I'll just look at the J.O'Connell; B.Bruton; C. Proud; in a time of 16 minutes. In their crews able to race in the gale shape of their balls. N. Cenn; R. Cunningham; J. first race the freshmans' eight force winds. they narrowly Newman; S. Pruveneers, showed revealed promising integrety missed winning one of the most R.Domeneghetti commendable oarsmanship. Cox. taking three and a half lengths off competitive events of the day.

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