Married couples and Civil Partnerships Varsity discusses the other side to Valentine’s Day The Independent Cambridge Student Newspaper since 1947 | varsity.co.uk | Friday February 9 2007 | Issue 652 »Science Danish cartoon Cambridge contingency plans and the spread printed at Clare of Avian flu PAGE 6 »Anger sparked by College »Arts student publication WMFU, CBS and was surprised to see such crude and Pandora. The VARSITY NEWS REPORTER unabashed prejudice. Freedom of rebirth of the expression does not constitute a free - On Friday 2 February Clareification , dom to offend and this clearly crosses airwaves a weekly publication produced by stu - the boundary of Islamophobia”. A dents at Clare College, printed a second year Clareification reader cropped copy of the cartoon of the said “I can’t believe anyone would be prophet Mohammed, first published so stupid. They are some of the most in the Danish newspaper Jyllands- offensive things I have ever seen.” Posten in September 2005. Clare College yesterday issued a On the back page of the publication, statement. Senior Tutor Patricia Fara PAGE 16 in a satirical “look-alikes of the week” said “Clare is an open and inclusive feature, the cartoon of the Prophet College. A student-produced satirical Mohammed was placed next to a publication has caused widespread photo of the President of the Union of distress throughout the Clare com - Clare Students. The caption below munity. The College finds the publica - »Comment the cartoon of Mohammed bore the tion and the views expressed abhor - President’s name, and vice versa. rent. Reflecting the gravity of the sit - Jamie Munk on why Underneath the captions was a sup - uation, the College immediately we’re being run plementary comment insinuating that began an investigation and discipli - one was a “violent paedophile” and nary procedures are in train.” RAGged the other was “a prophet of God, a Speaking on behalf of the Union of great leader and an example to us all”. Clare Students, President Calum The edition of Clareification , pro - Davey expressed his “deep regret” duced by a guest editor, had been re- for the inclusion of such a provocative titled Crucification and was largely feature in the student publication. devoted to religious satire. The front “This material does not reflect the cover included a stand-first stating views of the Clare Students. We offer “Ayatollah rethinks stance on ‘misun - our sincere apologies for the offence derstood’ Rushdie”. On page six an caused,” he said. The guest editor was PAGE 9 article described the reaction to the unavailable for comment. publication of the original cartoons The cartoons have continued to around the world, likening it to the cause worldwide controversy since reaction to the Pope’s speech at the their 2005 publication, sparking riots ONLINE University of Regensburg in in some Muslim countries and lead - September last year, which has been ing to the death of at least four peo - accused of inciting anti-Islamic reli - ple. The French weekly magazine ➡ Features gious hatred. The piece was accompa - Charlie Hebdo is currently defending nied by a photo of people holding plac - its publication of the cartoon in court. Dating in a digital ards reading “Behead those who insult The editor, Phillippe Var, could face a climate Isla m” and “Freedom to go to hell”. six-month imprisonment and a sub - Clare College has cut its funding of the publication DYLAN SPENCER-DAVIDSON The publication of the cartoon pro - stantial fine. voked anger in Cambridge. The The only other British publications to lege student publications produced in evaded censorship, he said “it was ➡ Theatre Union of Clare Students has been have printed the cartoons are Y Llan , Cambridge. It is distributed within irresponsible of him and it was an receiving letters of complaint the magazine of the Church of Wales Clare College and has a limited print- overnight job… it’s nothing to do Serious drama throughout the week from enraged and Gair Rhydd , the Cardiff University run. During Lent Term, with the publication”. The College students. The Vice-President of the student newspaper. Two hours after Clareification is run by a different has now cut the paper’s funding. in musicals University of Cambridge Islamic Gair Rhydd was printed, all copies were guest editor each week in order to The guest editor was called before Society reacted to the publication’s withdrawn from circulation and the edi - broaden the opportunities for jour - the College authorities on the after - content with indignation. Speaking to tors responsible were suspended. The nalistic experience. A student who noon of Thursday 8 February, where Varsity , he said, “I found the maga - Cardiff paper had printed the cartoon to had previously worked on the publi - the President of the Clare Union of zine hugely offensive. Cambridge has illustrate a serious discussion of the cation said “in this case, this has Students spoke on his behalf. At time a well founded reputation for diversi - impact of the riots in Denmark. worked out for the worse”. When of going to press, the outcome of the ty, tolerance and inclusiveness and I Clareification is one of many col - asked how the cartoon could have meeting remained undisclosed. Union Ball cancelled p3| Queen at Addenbrookes p5 | Muslim - Jewish Centre p2 Chief News Editors: Alice Whitwham and Lizzie Mitchell Friday February 9 2007 2 NEWS Email: [email protected] varsity.co.uk/news Intellectual property Ltd. In Brief Cambridge NHS »Cambridge Enterprise goes from department to limited company sinking into debt NHS debt in Cambridgeshire is pre - hoped to extend its appeal to mar - dicted to reach £52 million by DATSHIANE NAVANAYAGAM kets in intellectual property from March. Health chiefs have also outside the University. admitted that the county’s Primary Cambridge Enterprise has recently Cambridge University is playing Healthcare Trust’s debt increased achieved ‘Limited’ status. As of 1 a close supervisory role in the by nearly £16 million in one month. December 2006 Cambridge development of the company, previ - Chief executive of the Trust, who Enterprise Ltd., which is wholly affili - ously a Department within the helped Peterborough and Stamford ated to Cambridge University, will University. At present, three Hospitals recover £8 million in 18 “help University of Cambridge inven - University Directors preside on the months, said “It is a debt effectively tors, innovators, and entrepreneurs board of Cambridge Enterprise being borrowed from other health make their ideas more commercially Ltd. The board includes Cavendish systems. In a sense it is important successful for the benefit of society, Professor Sir Richard Friend, that we in Cambridgeshire pay it the UK economy, the inventors and Professor Christopher Abell of back”. Elliot Ross the University.” Christ’s College and Pro-Vice In particular, a substantial pro - Chancellor for Research, Professor portion of the firm’s services deals Ian Leslie. The University’s Network cleared with the protection and licensing of Director of Finance is also acting as intellectual property and its associ - an observer on the board. of girls’ deaths ated intellectual property rights. Officials told Varsity that the This would include new information change in Cambridge Enterprise An inquiry into the death of two and innovative ideas arising from from a University Department to a schoolgirls at Elsenham train sta - any intellectual activities such as Limited Company was “a logical tion in 2005 has cleared Network research projects and academic col - evolution” resulting from the Cambridge Enterprise has become a business DYLAN SPENCER-DAVIDSON Rail of any wrongdoing but high - laborations. Cambridge Enterprise growth in its services and was need - lighted serious concerns over safety has said that it will not be mandato - ed for the purpose of “additional of entrepreneurship” nor affect its enue shares are distributed to aca - at railway stations. On their way to ry for University academics to work quality of service and focus on the demics and their departments. In Cambridge, Charlotte Thompson with them, although they will be commercialisation of technology the last fiscal year 2005/2006 the and Olivia Bazlinton were killed obliged to disclose any patentable “the primary arising from academics and their firm generated £6.26 million when they were struck by an inventions made during the course departments. Pro Vice-Chancellor through consultancy contracts and oncoming train while crossing the of their work at the University, giv - aim remains to Professor Ian Leslie is known to license income of which an excess of tracks. There was no footbridge to ing the company the possibility to have said that despite recent incor - £5.2 million was distributed to aca - the opposite platform. The inquiry review such cases. aid application of porations to Cambridge Enterprise demics and University departments did not blame Network Rail, finding There are also intentions to pro - “the primary aim remains to aid in guidance with the distribution the deaths an accident. Network vide assistance for those academics knowledge to application of knowledge to benefit policies of the University. Four Rail plan to build a footbridge by the who wish to set up new companies society, academics and the institu - spin-out companies, Cambridge end of the year. Hannah Thompson for technological advancement. benefit society, tion”. Chief Executive of the com - Innovision, E-stack, OrthoMimetics Such endeavours will be facilitated academics and pany Teri Willey has also empha - and Psynova were launched by through the additional services of sised that the “new structure” of Cambridge Enterprise in partner - Student apathy start-up clinics, individual mentor - the company will help facilitate the ship with other entrepreneurial ing, and the provision of seed capi - the institution” recognised need “to increase effi - researchers. The company was also Students across the country who tal and access to investors.