isTuDENT:: 0.G.M. TUES 25th Feb INDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA STUDENT NEWSPAPER Riley Smith Hall 1pm FIGHT THE DEMOLITION CREW DEMONSTRATE AGAINST FOWLER - WED 26th FEB If Norman Fowler's proposals are passed in NUS estimates that the average student income Parliament, as a student, you can kiss goodbye to will shrink by i840 a year as a direct result of the a decent or esen subsistent standard of living. Fowler proposals. It would seem that this Government is doing its If this news is not bad enough, to make matters utmost to segregate society further by promoting worse Keith Joseph's Department of Science and a breed of student that at one time appeared to be Education has 'increased' - the grant by 2 per dying. but no►i looks as if it vs ill he the only type cent which, in effect is a drop of 20 per cent in that will be able to afford further education. real terms. How students are meant to pay their a LUF's Welfare office has calculated that, if the rent and their bills; buy food, hooks and equip- Norman Fowler: Sucking the life blood ouf of students. Government has its way, the weekly value of the ment and still have change from £30 for student grant will he £30. that is. equivalent to apparently trivial things like clothes and shoes, I supplementary benefit. However. unlike those on- don't honestly know but it doesn't seem to he HOW STUDENTS LOSE OUT supplementary benefit students won't he eligihle bothering the Government. to hay e their rent paid For them by the council Students are already amongst the impo%er- ' Unable to claim Supplementary Benefit 0 the short vacations and as a result will he worse off than those who ished of this country, how far will this gov- ' Ditto unemployment benefit. claim supplementary benefit; unless. of course. ernmental demolition crew go to crush yet ' Unable to clam Housing Benefit if kving in college they are lucky enough to he bailed out by their another outspoken voice? accommodation. parents. • Unable to claim Housing Benefit in the long vacations if absent from the accommodation ' Different calculation tot Housing Benefit to £12.45, reducing the amount students will be able to claim during term time. CARLISLE FE Colleges are even worse off • ' Full time students from 19863 will not be able to claim Supplementary Benefit during the academic year. CALLED OFF ' In the lonoer term the Government has stated that It wants to remove all students from the welfare sector, grant aided or not The visit ofJohn Carlisle MP meeting could be held in 'a safe fully in the intellectual batik'. to Leeds Polytechnic, plan- and orderly manner'. Leeds It has been alleged. how NUS- by "deliberately using ned for Thursday, has been Labour MP Derek Fatchett had that the FCS has been in- speakers on the far Right with postponed following the de- already called for the abandon- strumental in inciting disorder well-known contentious views POST monstrations which took ment of the meeting, which he at venues where Conservative on immotive subjects to stir up predicted might he 'violence- place at similar meetings in speakers are present, to create trouble in Student Unions.- By stimulating'. publicity. Dave Green, West Bradford and Oxford last drawing attention to -issues like These demonstrations have No Platform Mr Green feels the FOWLER week. raised an important issue; that Report by FCS are trying to 'cloud' more Critics of Mr Carlisle claim of the conflict between freedom RACHEL important issues, such as grant A joint letter, written by the he is a Far ist; hence the violent of speech and the Mn Platform cuts. Vice Chancellor and I.UU presi- durn , insiiation at Bradford policy. Although Mr Carlisle SMITH dent Kevin Shute will be sent to linisersit where he had his fin- has had to accept the advice to all parents of current University ger broken in an attack. and at John Bercow said in reply postpone the Leeds meeting, Yorkshire NUS Area Convert- that the allegations were `laugh- students informing them of the Oriel College, Oxford, where a his secretary did say, on Mon- said he had been told by the Fowler proposals. peaceful sit-in prevented the able' and Mr Carlisle's secret- day, that he saw this as 'an issue Bradford Asian Youth Move- ary said that as far as she was ['he letter will outline the con- meeting from taking place. Mr of free speech' and Mr Car- ment that they had received aware he had 'no complaints siderable fall in income that stu- Christopher Price, Leeds Poly lisle's 'belief in free speech is so dents face if the Fowler White messages from the I=CS before about the EC'S'. Director, said on Wednesday. strong that he is determined to Mr Carlisle's visit, which he Paper is passed and urges pa. the postponement of the meet- fulfil his speaking obligations'. considers to be a deliberate rents to write to their MPs to ma had been agreed after con- John Bercow, of the Federa- attempt to provoke a strong It has not been decided when express their concern about the Mr. Carlisle will visit Leeds: it sultation with the police and the tion of Conservative Students. reaction. proposals. probably won't be elore the University and Poly authorities, said that the Conservatives up- This. Mr, Green believes. is ► It is hoped that this action will :uat umn- since it was felt that there was hold the right of free speech, `without a doubt' pail of Sys, pressurise MPs, particularly no suitable venue where the even for the 'red fascists who temativ FCS campaign to dis- those with marginal seats, into soil the opposition benches' in credit the Left and draw atten- f lowevcr. the general hope is opposing the cuts. Mr Shute Parliament. He also said the tion to the views of the Righi that wiener.: of this kind will commented that the University Bradford 'incident' was 'an out- Wing. He said the -ultimate ni 0 he seen on campuses again. is paying for this mail shot and rage' but it illustrated that the aim of the FCS is the destruc- Rachel Smith hopes it will stop the cuts From INSIDE 'Left wing can't engage success- tion of Student Unions and the being passed in parliament. A DAY IN THE ELECTION SPECIAL GAY AWARENESS LIFE OF LEEDS PAGES S + 13 POLY + UN! ENTS 4 PAGE PULL OUT -'9, 10, 11, 12 Page Two NEWS IN BRIEF PARLIAMENT LOBBIED A campaigning w eekend of Last Wednesday saw the first ing the Fowler proposals. de- Mr Kinnock wholeheartedly have the guts to do this." These workshops and discussion major step in the NUS `No clared that it was unwise to pledged the support of the comments led to Waldon being groups organised by CND will Chance Fowler'• campaign make any promises concerning Labour party for the NUS cam- the subject of much questioning take place at Leeds University against benefit cuts, with a mass Alliance policy in this direction paign. and promised that when and considerable abuse, until he this weekend. lobby of the Houses of Parlia- if they came to power. returned to power the Labour eventually suggested rather Rather than have the tradi- ment. party will restore the value of shakily that "none of this is con- tional conference style format. Well over 1.000 students went Kinnock, however, was a lot the grant to its pre-Thatcherite crete" and if students sent de- CND have opted for workshops to Westminster: perhaps the less reticent. His scathing attack level, and guarantee a place in tails of' their losses under the and discussions on such topics numbers look the organisers by on what he called "this anti- higher education to anyone with new scheme to the Social Ser- as military research. ways to surprise as they were forced to opportunity government" cen- the necessary qualifications and . ice■. Advisory Committee he stop countries involved in nuc- create an overflow hall for peo- tred mainly upon a person's skills. was sure they would be taken lear research coming to careers ple arriving at Central Hall for right to a free education. He The students now turned into account. fairs and the possibility of mak- the first meeting of the day. ridiculed Mrs Thatcher's recent their full attention on the Derek Fatchett, Labour MP ing universities and Dr David Owen and Ned Kin- comment in the House that "a Houses of Parliament itself, and for Leeds Central was most wel- polytechnics nuclear-free nock joined Phil Woolas, NUS number of students may take up lobbying began in earnest. It is coming to the Leeds lobby, zones. At least 60 people will President, in protesting against loans privately twe call them hard to say how many NIPS were listening at length to the stu- he coming from universities and both the threatened benefit cuts overdrafts) which they are. of lobbied, but the number must dents' complaints and pledging polytechnics around the coun- and the alarming drop in the course, free to do." "When we easily run into three figures. support. try and it is hoped this will give value of the student grant. need to raise an overdraft in During the afternoon there Labour backbenchers are student CND a much needed around 20 per cent since the order to be educated, this is the was also a debate held in the apparently attempting to bring boost after having lain dormant Thatcher Government came to day we are no longer free," de- grand committee room where the matter of grants and higher for three years. power. Dr Owen. whilst attack- dared an angry Kinnock. students were able to hear 'the education funding up in Prime Sarah Parry of LUU CND case for the cuts' put forward by Minister's Question Time "as said that the weekend had been George Weldon, junior minister the Tories are known to he di- organised by Martin Butcher of for higher education. He en- vided on the matter and greatly national CND. who had not co- sured a hostile audience that the fear the middle class vote." ordinated at all with them but Tories ••aim to regenerate not In the meantime, Fatchett, was merely using Leeds as a only the economy but also the like many others before him last venue. something which she de- culture of this country," and Wednesday, emphasised that a scribed as -a bit of a sore agreed. -that what students do lot of what can be done must be point." will be of benefit to the country done by students and their pa- It is hoped that there will be a as a whole.- rents. such as writing to MPs strong turnout from members He did not, however consider and attending the national rally of Leeds University and students to be in need of finan- in London on 26th February. Polytechnic during the cial aid, stating, "we believe As Liberal NIP Clement weekend which starts at 11.00 that the economic burden of an Freud put it. "I see this as an am on Saturday morning in the expanding higher education sys- opportunity to influence the University Union. tem must be borne by students Government. They have said Gilad Hayeem as well as taxpayers, this is both that if enough people make • Students wait outside the Houses of Parliament to lobby Ws rational and fair and I am enough noise they will listen." The sit-in at Manchester Uni- Photo: Anna Di Prospo proud that our Government Ashley Tatum). versity ended last Friday when some 50 bailiffs and police moved on the building following a high court order repossessing the. pre pert% . SC FORCE ANOTHER The occupation of the admi- Students at Trinity and All Saints College have successfully gained nistration building was held in support from the governors following their recently held 'work in' in protest at the suspension of three protest against Government cuts. students in the wake of the vio- It is feared that proposals put forward by the Department of Education and Science could result in the redundancy of 12 members of COMPLEX lent disruption of MP David Waddington's speech at MUU staff. The nomadic life of Leeds I ni- represent a stark contrast to the last term. The sit-in ended During a governors meeting held on Monday. at which the petition versity psychology dons and stu- three \ icio•an terraced houses peacefully. signed during the 'work in' was presented, students were made to leave dents is due to end in time for the in which the department was pre- once the issue of redundancy had been raised. However the meeting did The union are not prepared to next academic year when the new ,. 101.1sIF based. reveal that the governors are totally opposed to the cuts, thereby let the matter rest there: the building is completed after A glass link will connect the supporting the students, as does the local Conservative NIP Mr Giles approximately 2(1 months' work. appeals of the students are not Shaw. houses with the new building due to he heard for two weeks Work began on the site be- alimesttle, which will have facili- As for immediate action. Liz Sewell, the NUS officer in charge of tween University Road and Lit- and it is hoped that this time can voluntary colleges is to meet Martin Plummer, TASC student union ties for easy access ! ►r the dis- be used to finalise arrangements ton Place in January 1985, after abled, president, this Thursday. According to Mr Plummer the aim is -to get the Umsersity earmarked a for protests and pickets at the the full support of the NUS and then approach the DES,- in the hope budget of > I million to provide Architect Mr David Lonefield forthcoming OG M. . I that the proposals will be defeated. a base for the department. which confirmed that a ramp will he The University, who were re- The plight of TASC has come to a head just before the voluntary is currently scattered across provided at the main entrance sponsible for the disciplinary ac- colleges conference which is to he held on 1st March, in London at several loc.:atoms on campus. and also That a wheelchair lift will tion against the three students. which it is essential, Mr Plummer maintains, that the colleges unite in h rule within the department enable disabled people to reach are showing no intentions of order to protect themselves. has not been helped by this dis- higher floors without drthititt bucking down. Penny Hay pointed structure. Mrs Walton. Mr Lonetteld also confirmed Ashley Tabony the departmental secretary, said that the operation would he com- that the psychologists -don't feel pleted within the budget. Van- dalism has presented sonic prob- A 'Crossroads' star has quit the that they have a home base - The new site. has. in tact. lems_ he said. while design plans classic 'Marat/Sade' play which POLY GLOT had had to be approved by I _ceds is due to open in less than a already been the scene of Psycho- Leeds' AGM season drew to a asked him whs. at the N LIS Christ- City Council as the site is in a week's time at the Playhouse. logical Studies and. as Mrs Wal- close last Thursday with the Poly mas Conference. he moied Into the ton observed. -we're looking for- consery :Ilion area - hut broadly Sandor Eles. who plays the -Lies. AGM. Initially promising more ex- Welfare Secretary's room. ward to going home." Whether speaking .ill is going according to motel's French head waiter was damned lies." replied Mr. Tidey citement and controversy than the tbe staff and students will recog- plan. It is thought that the Duch- rehearsing the lead role as the with a red face. His report was also University's attempt. it ultimately nise their new home is open to ess of Kent will perform the offi- deliscicof less passed unanimously. Marquis de Sade. when he sud- however. because the new cial opening early next year. Not that things got off to a parti- Paul Syrysko, VP 'Erns" missive doubt. denly ashed to he released from building will he ultra-modern and Michael Ball his contract last Monday. cularly auspicious start with Jill seemed to he largely about making A spokesperson for the Play- Smith's long and very dull Pres- Erns "a major political force in the idential report. The speech was an Union" even though. unlike him, of some Poiv members, urging peo- Stevens house stressed that his depar- almost verbatim reproduction of "most people interested in enter- ple to "work together and agree to Its this tulle. almost two hours ture had nothing to do with a the seven page document written tainments are not interested in differ." This was followed by what had passed and the 200 people scene in hid the Marquis de fur the meeting, and was delivered politics" - if he is to be believed, appeared to he the political suicide needed to plough through the co- Satie. the French aristocrat who in a hushed. dulcet tone better Mr. Syrysko now has this problem of Ed Gamble. Chair of the .Poly pious quantities of constitutional gave his name to sadism. is tied suited to 'Listen with Mother'. well in hand. lie finished off by Labour Club. Gamble asked a amendments were no longer pre- up and whipped as part of a Most of the meeting iisihly telling us all that the Poly newslet• whole string of questions about sent. squirmed under this patronising Stevens" marathon running esca- Honorary life membership for kinky fantasy involving lunatics three Poly Executive members, in- in an asylum. onslaught, which illicited only one Report by pade for the South African Scho- larship Fund in New Fork earlier cluding Bill Cooke. wars passed It seems that Mr Eles "didn't question. in itself not worth men- tioning. The report was. in the end. PAUL MORGAN this year.. the tone of which were WithI► it dissent. It Was also granted feel that the role was going the Poly Director passed unanimously. liarcle is now "very good- and highly critical. Stevens. by far the to Patrick Nutt ens. ler. speech way he wanted it to go." San- Deputy President, Chris Tidev's that there's a -big prize if you know most accomplished public perfor- from 1969 to 1986, despite a dor's agent. Mr Brian Whelan. report provoked more of a re- what it stands for" I can reveal mer on the Poly Executive. met the against by a member of Fine Art also seemed to be somewhat sponse. Asked how he was going to that the answer to the elusive ques- challenge with controlled and lucid The Poly then voted to institute a tied up in knots too. as he had get people down to the NUS de- tion is 'debacle' - so get along and explanations - resulting in his re- recycled paper scheme. to support "nothing to say about it. No- monstration against the Fowler claim your prize, port finally being passed unani- a Poly PeaccoVeek. spend 1200 on thing at all. " - white paper on Nith February, for Dave Gadd. VP Beckett Park. mously - an education campaign against rac- The non-sabbatical reports pas- ism and fascism and to support Mt:lute! Byrne, who has some reason referred to by the Poly lamented the lack of involement by sed more or less uneventfully. lesbian and gay liberation. p,as wi th the National Executive as 'the Fowler'. he re- the rest of the Executive at this plied: - although Peter Aneja was asked Finally they agreed to give 1.500 Theatre Company. has been The first thing was to put a site "a total of 41) hours so far." he big sign up in the Executive office." claimed. several questions about his part in towards the new 'Action" sabbatic- quickly roped in to take over which appeared to satisfy the ques• Kieron Stevens. VP Administra- the "very heavy handed" approach al passed at the University's AGM the lead role Mince A bit of light relief was tion. delivered a speech attacking of the Poly Security Staff - which the previous week. Inns Keels provided when Tommy Hutehinson the. "pelts parry political bitching" were finally dealt with by Kieron And that. as they say. was that.
NEWS Page Three LUU's WESTLAND? MPs debate free Claire Whiteley, LUU Welfare 1-lurvath, especially as three Un- "I want people to vote on the Secretary, resigned on Monday ion council members known to issue after considering the full night during a stormy Union support a delay were out on elec- Political and Human rights issues peech on campu council meeting over the Unions tion hustings. involved in banking at Lloyds.- bank account. Though Claire Whiteley is an- she said. Radical proposals are now going mean the end of the `no plat- Whether the Union should xious not to blame any indi- On her resignation Ms through Parliament to impose a form' adopted by many Unions switch its bank account from the viduals. she is very annoyed that Whiteley added, "I am happy to code of conduct on Student Un- against racists and fascists. Co-op to Lloyds had been discus- Human Rights groups like carry on doing my- work as Wel- ions. Those Unions who break it Mr Fred Silvester. MP for sed by the Council before where Anme.sty International and the fare Officer but I don't want to may be liable to fines, while Manchester-Withington, in it was decided that. Frank Hor- Chile Human Rights Campaign associate with the Union as an 'adequate action' will be taken vath, LUU Treasurer, should ■ proposing the Freedom of ryere not contacted. Ms Whiteley Officer whilst this is thcir policy.- against individual offenders. If Speech (Universities and In- look fully at the political rami- believes that. although the Co-op Frank Horvath was unavail- the bill goes through it will also stitutions of Higher Education) fications of the switch of accounts may not be the right answer. able for einnment Alex Gardiner and report hack to Union Coun- Lloyds clearly isn't. "Many Cam- Bill aims to 'safeguard the right cil. The report he presented on puses across the country. run ac- of free speech'. Following recent Monday evening. how eN r dealt tive campaigns against Lloyds attacks against ministers while
primarily with the financial Hank." speaking on campus, the gov- aspects of a move. Mike Farrell. a fellow to ernment has been looking for a Rob Minshull. General Secret- member commented_ "Every ffay way to curtail the authority of
ary, proposed that any decision hank is linked with undesirable Je Student Unions and replace il
on the trawl. should he delayed regimes to sonic extent. so the hn by direct control by the campus until Lloyds political connections Union should no for the {me authorities. Silvester had been lutiv investil■itied. This which gives the best set's ice to Jo -The bill should not be neces- kv,Ls [la rr,$kk ly doe:14.kt by 13 students.- He went on to add "1 to: sary and it is sad that it is." scow to 12 15.fliCh so incensed believe Claire is over-reacting in Pho The Committee of Vice- t litre Whaek-■.. and Anne Cook resigning." Chancellors and Principals Mal they stormed out ill the Claire Whiteley is conducting CVCP) were told by Sir Keith meeting and resigned from their her own investigation with the Last Saturday members of the Soviet Jewry Action Group Joseph to issue guidelines of be- posts. Lahour Women's group and staged a vigil in Dortmund square; both to celebrate the haviour for students last year. Many members believed that hopes to present the evidence at release of Anatol% Schranskv and to draw attention to the The guidelines supported free- the proposed move was being Tuesdays OGM. where an plight of Soviet Jews remaining in the USSR. dom of speech and the right of 'dishonestly handled' and 'rushed attempt will he made to get the thntugh the backdoor' by Mr assembly. but where a threat of decoion over-turned. violence was perceived sug- WE'LL HAVE NO GAY gested that the authorities should be able to ban meetings. ALT. JOBS FAIR The bill aims to give the author- ities more power in this area. CHRISTIANS HERE Following the recent action A final year student at York recently 'come LW r. Among taken by University authorities "DISAPPOINTING" University has been told that he York students in general. feel- at Warwick (at:30,000 fine for Leeds University's first ever provide a different pLispe,.- ti is no longer welcome within the ings have been running high activities directed against Keith alternative jobs fair was held on The event was marred by Christian Union on account of and pressure has been brought Joseph) and York (legal action Wednesday afternoon in the low turnout of organisations. his homosexuality. to bear upon the Christians to for refusing to allow John Car- Riley Smith Hall. welcome the gay student hack only nine arrived out of 2i1 that This move has been orches- lisle to speak), it appears that LL:1,_ Education Secretary. into the fold. A spokesman at were expected. Mr. Buckby trated by a group of local reli- such powers already exist. Simon Buckhs. estimated that the York Students' Union said, confessed himself, -Very dis- gious figures who are prime _However Silvester assured the however. that the Christian Un- around 501 people turned out appointed." by this but felt that movers within the Christian House of Commons, on I 1 th ion was "not going to change its to talk with the ontantsations students who had visited the Union at York_ it is thought February, that there was a need mind in any hurry.- Ile pointed present. fair had round it worthwhile. that according tit their particu- to 'close all the doors through out dial no tillieiad measures Set up by the t hiyersitk `n- Last year's education secret- of certain pas- which the activists can bolt'. lar interpretation could be taken against the ion the fair was intended to give ary Ruth Davis, who organised sages in the Bible relating to LUU General Secretary, Rob It group as it is not a university publicity to organisations not the jobs fair admitted that. - sodomy 'being gay does not Minshull, believes that adequate society, but added that the Uni- normally given exposure, Many needs a lot of improvement for correlate with being Christian'. disciplinary measures already versity was being urged not to arc hooked in socially con- next year." She hopes to see it Homosexuality is regarded in exist. Societies are responsible acceceptutl room bookings from the structive work. the t i reen Party expand to encompass speakers, these terms as unnatural and for policing their own meetings, group. for example, and the Simon filmS and discussion groups and 'against God-. and any student who is proved Community which helps the hopes the union executive The President of York Uni- to have attacked any person homeless. None have links with would be more willing to pro- The student involved is a versity students has written to within the University forfeits politically -.cresol issucs such vide practical help next time. long-standing member of the the other Student Unions in the their right to Union mem- as nuc teat weapons and none Chris Hill Christian Union who has only country to inform them of the bership. He felt the hill was operated in polnicaily sensitive situation and to sound out opin- merely 'another attack on Stu- areas such as South Africa. ion. The issue has already been dent Union autonomy'. The jobs lair was. "ahem:i- the subject of a good deal of As for 'no platform': he said t . in that it provided UCCA SYSTEM WILL debate among Christians and that no-one has been prevented ;mintier option for students the President hopes to provoke from speaking at Leeds Uni- who might normally go. into more widespread discussion. versity, and a majority vote CCOUNT FOR STRIKE The matter is, he feels. -'very middle management posts in Universities are to make allowances for A level students hit by would have to be taken before a big business claimed Buckby. much an on-going dune.- the teacher's dispute when they consider their applications speaker could be banned, He saw the fair as something this year. Michael Ball Adrian Campbell which could complement the The move, initiated by the Secondary Heads Association, is big firms 'milk round'. and so `to ensure that deserving applicants are not disadvantaged through no fault of their own'. Briefly . lit a press release circulated by UCCA, head leachers are BOPPERS being told that in May they will have to fill in a detailed form A motion was passed at the Poly for each UCCA applicant they have, stating what level of AGM last week granting a disruption has occurred in their school. budget- of £2,000 Tor an 'Anti BOP ON Dr Stanley Wake, of the Committee of Vice Chancellors Racist, Anti Fascist' campaign and Principals acknowledged that this system is open to abuse to take place over a year. on the part of bead teachers trying to get a betaer deal for The motion, proposed by AS STAGE their students but described it as, "a risk well have to take in Jonnv Adler. Chairperson of our effort to help those who have been affected." the Jewish Society, and Tommy Just how far this Form is taken into account depends on the Hutchinson, Chairperson of BURNS individual universities concerned; they will refer to local SRC aims to counter racism authorities if necessary. and fascism in society 111 In- Leeds Poly Ents hall was set on A spokesperson for the NUT expressed satisfaction at the creased student awareness. fire last Friday evening as stu- action, saying, "Many parents and their children will be Several multi-cultural 'gigs ' dents danced themselves obli- pleased and reassured to hear that news." arc planned to help publicise ious in the adjacent room. Photo: John Jeffay Claire White the campaign in addition to ex- The fire was started near the hibitions and speakers. Minor- stage in the Ents ball and was ity societies will also he encour- allowed to blaze until some aged to present a week of acti- people smelt smoke and in- vities to educate students about formed a non sabbatical mem- c ust-ickq forbooks their cultures. A grant of LW ber of executive. The remains will he available t0000 each of screwed up pieces of paper ALL THE BOOKS YOU NEED ARE HERE suitable society. Though the strongly suggest that this was motion was passed with a large arson. Indeed the Chief Eire UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP POLYTECHNIC BOOKSHOP MEDICAL & LEGAL majority there was scone Officer said the fire was the 21, Blenheim Terrace, 25-2Z Cookridgu Street, BOOKSHOP opposition to n. One student result of 'malicious 57, Great George Street spoke against the motion and Although (he Ents hall Hours of business 9.00a.m. to 5.30p. rn.. Monday to Saturday others Mt that ..f:2.000 was ton wasn't badly darnaged. the Poly and for STUDENT STATIONERS large a sum to spend on the exec arc eager to find the arson- eampaten. STATIONERY, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES: 172- 4.Woodhouse Lane. ists and already have their -Sarah ram!, suspicions as to who they are.'•• Page Four LETTERS accounts has fallen drastically. We feel that what Dear Editor, is needed is an increasing policy of awareness Following the recent banning of Barclays che- about the South African situation, and the sup- ques and Barclaycard by LPSU, we would like to port it receives from British companies, especial. point out the reasons why LUU Anti-Apartheid ly Barclays Bank. By organising a campaign of Society has not been campaigning for a similar awareness about the Barclays issue, we will ban in the University Union. encourage people to consider the moral dilemma A large number of overseas and especially and to withdraw from Barclays of their own free African students have accounts with Barclays, as the Barclays group is the largest international will. The University Union has more trading outlets banking organisation and therefore the only Brit- and so obviously accepts more cheques and Barc- ish bank generating in many African countries. It is often difficult for these students to transfer laycards than does the Polytechnic Union, there- fore it would be the Union staff who were left their accounts, as it can cause confusion and with the unpleasant task of refusing Barclays and delay in their grant and fee payments. A ban Dear Editor, would penalise these students unfairly as they taking any backlash. I was very pleased to see the report in last week's Leeds may not have the possibility to change banks The fact that we are not immediately seeking a ban does not reflect a scaling down of the Boycott Student about the visit of the President of the Chilean without a long delay. Federation of Students to Leeds and about the current The same is also true for students with over- Barclays campaign. A new publicity programme situation in Chile. drafts at Barclays; while it is possible to transfer is being launched specifically directed at those However. I would just like to say that the meeting was an overdraft account to another bank, it is not with Barclays accounts including a picket of the organised by the Chile and Latin American Solidarity Com- the simplest of procedures, and therefore, before University branch later this term. Posters and mittee in conjunction with NUS. not Amnesty International a ban is even considered, people in such situa- leaflets will be distributed outlining the case as stated. tions must be made aware and given time to against Barclays and encouraging people to with- CLASC is trying to raise the issues of Latin America organise the practicalities of such a move. draw from the bank in the hope that this prepa- amongst students by various means, including meetings such The AA society has campaigned for many ration will make a ban unnecessary. as these. Anyone interested is welcome to come along on years on the Barclays issue, and has had con- Yours faithfully, Fridays at Ipm. usually in committee room A. but see the siderable success in highlighting student aware- Brian J. Cooper details. blackboard for ness of Barclays' involvement with apartheid. As (Joint Chairperson of LUU Anti-Apartheid Nigel Wright a result the numbers of students with Barclays Society) Secretary CLASC
Dear Editor, Dear Editor, Dear Editor. THIS IS YOUR RIGHT First thank you for your coverage of Amnesty Internation- I feel l must set the record Your front page. two weeks al in last week's Leeds Student. but there are a lev. things I straight following (he verbal ago, was dominated by the TO REPLY. SOUND OFF attack made against a member 'news' that some religious man- could like to see cleared up. They are not the tank of .in one but it is important that Amnest's position is clearly stated, of the NUS Executive by the iacs had predicted an early de- YOUR OPINIONS AND president of Trinity and All mise for 'Bob' Minshull. The The countries which Amnest\ has been concentrating on Saints College, in the last issue tact that Big Bad Bob has been AIR YOUR VIEWS ... as part of the children's campaign are Iraq. Yugoslay is and of them. of Leeds Student. upset by this is of no interest to ruguay. . There are others hut Greece is not one Mr Plummer is correct in me whatsoever. and I'm sure no WRITE TO, THE EDITOR, Greece was mentioned. along with some other countries asserting that in the past. NUS one outside the executive office e here Amnesty has some concern. to show that countries has treated voluntary colleges as is much bothered either. LEEDS STUDENT, close to home may also he guilty 01 human rights violations, It is important to Amnesty 's impartiality that students "third class" citizens, however, If you continue to non-events LUU, LEEDS LS1 1UH. his attack upon Liz Sewell is like this and hence inflate furth- realise that human rights Y iolat ions occur m,orlik% ide and not only in places like Chile. 1..- SSIZ and other such well known unfounded and totally spurious. er Mr Minshull's already large ALL LETTERS MUST BE Early in 1985 the Voluntary ego, I must warn you that you areas. ntry Colleges Student Unions met at will all die young. SUBMITTED BY If anyone wants information on any particular cou York and I was elected on to the please contact all' Ainnesly group. Yours fanatically, TUESDAY LUNCHTIME. Public Sector Higher Education Arnold Angrybuttocks Yours. National Committee (PSHENC) Claire Whiteley of the NUS. This was at a time Dear Editor, on behalf of LUU Al committee partce. and the vba!, 1 could when St Mark and St John's, a Once again here I am ap- ingeniously juggle several voluntary college in Plymouth, plying my manicured figures to Dear Editor, Bonin-big-dog biscuits whilst tion and. all too light-heartedly. was under the threat of closure. the keys of my well dusted type- How pleased I was last week simultaneously drinking a class make comments for the sale of Liz Sewell and Paul Hassan writer to inform you and your when 1 realised that I am not the of low-cal tomato juice. As a sensationalism. (both part-time members of dear, dear readers that all is only lost soul in the hinterland chorus of excited harking broke Statements such as. National Exec and allocated new well in Algernon'sville. of Headingley. 1 can now come out (for my friends were cuddly "Greece . (has) appalling responsibility for PSHENC) My Christmas passed some- out of the closet too and admit wuddly canines: I find they are human rights records and . . were willing to accept that they what uncomfortably . as I had a that I have become increasingly so much more responsihe) I tos- (there). children are abducted knew next to nothing about rather traumatic time digesting irritated and bemused by the sed down the remaining dro- to psy choke:iv iih torture their voluntary colleges, but were several rugby players I pseudonony mous ',Ionns Keats' plets of red liquid and executed parents and often face death'. ready and eager to learn. accidentally swallowed in the little ego trip every %seek. a triple loop. taking great care as seen on the front page of Together with Andy Whyte (VP old bar one evening. Though How much longer will the not to spill any doggie crumbs Leeds Student last Reek, serve Education) they patched up re- they did not mix well with my art 's editor let Mr Keats pose on my velcro-fated jacket. Yet _ onit to discredit .-111 and :are lations with the voluntary sec- turkey and valium diet. I was and prose on his pages? How horror of horrors! A line-out Iselonnerl y rhos,: It/up seek tor. soon recuperated, and ready to much longer will the students of ► burst into action somewhere In eters omortunny to challenge Liz Sewell has helped our col- face the endless parade of din- Leeds put up with the inelo- my bowels. momentarily upset- rs impartiality. leges throughout the struggle ner parties again. confident that quent diarrhoea of this writer? tine my finely tuned balance. Greece is J denicerattc court- for recognition and all the time no scrummages would spon- How much longer will we be socially humiliating me (1 ha- in where /11//7.1an rights are re- the representatives of the col- taneously break out in my inner forced to read this inaccurate ven't been able to sheen my face spected as much as. it (Nu more. leges remained committed to passages just before I sat down and superfluous column at the at the kennels since) and throw- all other It csrern UrOrean NUS organisation. At the Black- to my prawn cocktail, Very expense of the What's On page? ing my treasured cravat onto countries. As tor -children pool Conference 1985, the embarrassing. as I'm sure you How much longer w ill the real the floor. Before I could re- brim; abducted - ere, one can voluntary colleges won unani- can all imagine. Keats he made to turn in his trieve this most favoured pos. onh sadh male at the tenet?: mous votes in both sector con- However one evening, after I grave? Not much longer. I hope. session. Berrie the terrier. mis- and itna.ginative igiairanCe ference and the main floor of had spent countless hours care- Yours, taking the garment for a dis- Borne -10% ers of truth- . . . conference, we won all our ma- fully dyeing my sideburns. (so Alex Dow nds carded multi-coloured doggie jor demands and became a divi- they would match my newly ac- Yours sincereh. treat quickly gobbled it all up. sion. The problem still remains quired swirly-whirls super cra- P. Tassios leaving not a scrap of shimmer- Dear Editor, that with NUS limited resources vat) I was entertaining a few P.S Greek Al is one of the ing nylon for me to remember it It seems that some Amnesty we only have a part time mem- friends .around at my place (as most respected and ovate!} by. International I Al) members do ber responsible for us and Liz we busy socialite-types say) de- publicised human rights orga- Tears. nightmares. feelings not share Al's concern for cor- also has other responsibilities. lighting them with my witty re- nisations in the countrv. of loss have followed without rect and documented informa- However, as a past student respite. I can no longer face union officer invoked with the in a position of responsibility. Barbara Woodhouse on televi- voluntary colleges and a mem- Unfortunately the students of ANDth suttee -1-14AT wit.s sion. and my sideburns have ber of PSHENC, I can say the ASC have now had a taste of REPAAN WILL FIND THE drooped tragically. attack on Liz Sewell is totally Mummer's leadership skills and $giTcHt.N ADDRAGLE.... Therefore. I have taken a misplaced. Both she and Andy it is only the hard work of the cart full of mongrels. and swal- Whyte have attended voluntary part time members that has pre- lowed a crate of Pedigree college meetings and I feel Mar- vented our union from collaps- Chum. The lights are growing tin Plummer should retract his ing. dim. May top breeders never statement. Yours. recommend .me again. Having been on executive I Stephen 'Spike' Brown can onls say that his attack is Ex-sabbatical Vice President Yours dog-breathily typical of his attitude to anyone TASCUS 1984/5 Algernon DEMONSTRATE AGAINST TICKETS £2 1" POLY UNI PARK LANE FOWLER .,,,„-4144U1141 • SEVENTEEN HOURS, A FEW BEERS, AND FEARGAL SHARKEY! Matt Cole spends a day with University Ents
[ 1 pm... The refectory stage is signs to he photocopied... On bathed in tutti-frutti light. Hun- top of all this the day-to-day dreds of pairs of stamping feet running of the Eras office has to make their articulate request he attended to. I began to for an encore. understand how Scouse's brow In the basement kitchen the came to be so deeply furrowed, Ents caterers, Nick and Suzan- By 5 pm the refectory has ne. obliy ions to the pounding been transformed into a concert above their heads, are making venue. In the basement the 'sallies and coffee' for the kitchen and dining areas, are a stage crew. For them the pros- hive of activity. pect of Feargal Sharkey playing Another hitch - Mr Sharkey an encore is as 'exciting as wait- and 10-piece band arrive and ing for a bus home. express a dislike for the front For those who choose to stage harrier. The audience will wear the prestigious crew pass, not be close enough says Fear- a concert is not two hours of gal. Within half an hour it is lights, music and smiling stars, dismantled. adjusted and re- but an arduous day of lifting, built. And another thing. Fear- fetching and ahoy e