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Leeds Student Frid ne 9 2000 1111:141111114 `1111 `1475-11/111J Itila i 'l*d"kill Volume 30: Issue No. 25 c, FOR THE STREETS THIS UNIVERSITY ti Judge Jules talks to Adam Blenford about LIFE From Freshers week to the UK's biggest ever open air dance graduation: the student experience as seen by party - The Leeds Love Parade Murray Wallace Preview - juice pages 10-11 Pages 10-11 CIA TO MONITOR BRITISH STUDENTS American agency Arts patrons targets foreigners honoured in terrorism fight By NUB RAJA By MAN AMMAN MELVYN Bragg, Jude Kelly and David Hockney received their honourary A SHOCKING report has proposed a tagging system degrees from Leeds University in a of all foreign students entering the United States. traditional ceremony on campus including British students taking a year abroad as yesterday. The three were honoured due to their part of their degree scheme. contributions to various aspects of the To tackle the threat of international terrorism, the US arts world. Melvyn Bragg was also government has compiled a congressional report urging CIA officially installed as Chancellor of agents to spy on students within its borders, a move which the University, a move announced earlier has outraged civil liberties campaigners. this year. He is best known as being the The scheme will affect hundreds of students at both Leeds editor and presenter of The South Bank universities taking a year abroad in America. The proposal,. Show and a prize winning screenwriter published this week, have come after the US National and novelist. Commission on Terrorism announced that American anti- Jude Kelly's degree comes in terrorism policies were "seriously deficient" and that extreme recognition of her leading role in the measures needed to be taken to ensure the prevention of emergence and continued excellence of terrorist attacks. the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Kelly is But the proposed surveillance of every foreign student the chief executive and artistic director in America has sparked concern amongst students and student of the Playhouse. bodies across the country. An NUS spokesperson commented: Britain's greatest living artist. David "If such proposals were to be put forward, we as a student Hocknes.completes the trio. Hockney's organisation would be very concerned. constant innovation and embracing of "We can assure students who are intending to travel to new techniques as well as his Yorkshire America to study that we will be keeping a very close eye roots made him an obvious choice for on this story for further developments." an honourary degree. The report claims that the monitoring of foreign students Also receiving degrees were Alan is essential since "a small minority may exploit their student Roberts. Alan Bullock, Robert Ogden status to support terrorist activity." and Joceyln Bell Burnell. The report also urges government officials to be very Conthwod on page 5 OLD BAR TO IMPLEMENT TRIAL SMOKING BAN - FULL STORY ON PAGE FOUR Leeds Student 2 FRIDAY, TUNE 9, 2000 NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF Jubilee cabaret cafe Couch potatoes THE Jubilee 2000 campaign will be hosting an evening of comedy. music, drama and dance at The Underground this Sunday, writes Dan Box. Starting at 8pm. the 'Cabaret Cafe 2000' night will coincide with the G8 summit. which aims to establish a global plan on debt relief for the Third World. Ben Hayhow, from Leeds University People persuaded to and Planet explained: "This is the day when we know just how much debt has been cancelled. The aims of the campaign which seemed a pipe-dream when it began really arc within our grasp, so we need to make one final big push on this weekend so the G8 cannot possibly fail." Tickets for the night in advance are £11/E4 or £71£5 on the door. For more information contact Dan on 0113 224 9648. get in shape Prize winning designs Architecture student Diana Store has won awards in both Germany and Holland with her landscape designs. writes Jamie Giles. After winning in the Ostfildem 2002 landscape and garden show pia in Germany tits/ month for her mid( with fellow student Ulrike Schiemicircr, Diana was awarded £318) fix her &sip for 'Ainfihis:hwotai 'Amphibious Living I. an international landscape design competition in Holland. The Dutch competition asked for design solutions tiwareasprooe to flooding and Diandsdmigns mpressed the judges with their combination if flair and practicality. Diana said: "I've always been interested in haw the environment affects people and how people affect the environment. They're very related and 1 wanted to do work that impruvesdielawironment Machias°, hopefully. brings people closer to their environment." Summer travel award BURSARIES from Leeds University for travel this summer i ncludcd :wards to the following students, writes Dan Bar Rachel Ashton who will spend the summer studying Basal conditions in Svalbard. Rhiannon Dart and Hozefa Ehrahim who will both attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and Nicholas Gardner who will 'be working as a volunteer in Indonesia. Awards were also granted to Kirstin Glentlinning fur volunteer work in North COUCH POTATOES: Young children are encouraged to get active India, Anna Portch, Samantha Staddon and Sofia Vougiuukalon who will all be studying the ecology of the Cook I slands and so this project will give youngsters the Helen Rimmer who will be working as a volunteer in Costa Rica. THE next generation of couch potatoes By CATHERINE BURT sport at a top class facility. These awards are made annually. More information can he found is being shifted off the sofa and into opportunity to play "I hope as well as being a fun activity at www.leeds.ac.uk/studentsioffice/travelinfo. sports centres thanks to a new scheme 'couch potato youngsters face an increased to take part in, the scheme will open doors with backing from Leeds Metropolitan risk of death from heart disease. for budding sportsmen and women in our A report from the British Foundation University. Heart city." found that more than one third of children Sticky time on the line Local children will he given a sporting Sports clubs will also he taking part in in England and not reach even chance to avoid heart disease thanks to a wales do the project to develop and sustain links with AN unlucky [weds University graduate woke up after a big night out 1.. lottery financed project. minimum recommended exercise levels. schools. Representatives from Leeds Rhinos, ['Ind his daring housernates had sme3 t wn telephones to his ears. write,' The youngsters from inner city areas like The BHF has designed a poster campaign Milford. Queens. Leeds Knights and o SluffReporter. Kirkstall. Headingley. Weetwood, Little for parents to encourage their children to Headingley Hawks rugby clubs and Kirkstall Alter numerms hours in amialL London and Lincoln Green will all he able take up active lifestyles to avoid habit which Abbey and St Chad's tennis clubs will ticking the superglue which held to try their hand at a variety of sports under could lead to heart disease, also he taking part. he telephones in place, the brass. the new scheme drawn up by LMU. Leeds The posters will go up in the run-up to Leeds Rhinos' mascot, Ronnie, will help .raduatc was released and told to City Council, local schools and sports clubs. British Heart Week from June 10 to 18. A to launch the scheme at the first session on to borne and rest his aching ears Sessions in hockey, athletics, tennis and grant given under the Millennium Festival "I can't believe it" stonned Nas June 19 at 1.30pm. rugby league will he held at the university's Awards For All initiative is helping to fund involvement Reigar."I tell askam after a big night Beckett Park campus. the session. LMU is well known for its with encouraging children to exercise. xa to find my taavemates had playo.1 The coaching will be delivered by sport The cash is also being used to send sports became the first to host an this cruet joke on me. AI least I didn't development officers from the city council club coaches on a national foundation course Last year it have to queue for the phone for and the university as well as qualified coaches which focuses on child protection procedures. American style Fat Camp for overweight that hours. l managed to have two from Leeds Rhinos and Adel Hockey Club. Paul Senior. community sports officer children. conversations at once. This year the course will begin on July The idea of involving children in sport said: "Many schools in inner-city areas have For more AAaaaallnggehhlayr iLitmes amid a warning that a generation of limited sports facilities to offer their pupils. 23 and will last until September 2. information telephone Ill 17 283 7418. Leeds University Union, PO Box 157, LEEDS LS1 1UH Editorial: Tel: (0113) 243 4727 Fax: (0113) 246 7953 Leeds Student Email: [email protected] Advertising: Tel: (0113) 231 4,293 Fax: (0113) 244 8786 Leeds Student is an independent newspaper serving students at Leeds University, Leeds Metropolitan University and other colleges in and around Leeds. All our journalists abide by a code of conduct but please contact the editor if you have any problems. Comments and contributions are always welcome. 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