TRLBOTRICE GLASGOW GRLLERY H ERALD Old College MODERN PRIMITIVES AWARD 26 Oct-23 Nov An exhibition of paintings and WINNER sculpture of a highly personal nature by self-taught artists. 1985 Mon-Sat IO am-5 pm

University cries for help

Universities are more than ready to answer Sir Keith Joseph's "cry for help" to per­ His Royal suade the government to chan- Highness el more money into them, according to Dr John Burnett, Principal of Edinburgh Uni­ versity. The Education Secretary made hi s appeal in a speech to the Com­ mittee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals at a conference in Le ices­ ter last week. He told the delegates they must ha mmer home their case for increased funding and gai n widespread support for their argu­ For the first time in his 33 years. as men ts. This the committee will do, Chancellor or Edinburgh. Hi s 1h rough what Dr Burnett terms a Royal Hi ghness Prince Philip gave --reasoned response·· to the govern­ Srudem newspaper an excl usive interview on a visit to the Univer· ment "s Green Paper on Higher sity this summer. Devin Scobie and Education. Alan young hit the headlines: Si r Keith's attitude showed a marked -change from the recent -page 12 I government G reen Paper which some saw as hostile to universities . In deed the Education Secretary was anxious to dispense with this Emperpr's lone and show he was wi lling to be both responsive and optimistic. Warriors Mr Norman Hardyman, secret­ ary of the University Grants com­ mittee, said they had been "pleas­ an1l y surprised .. by Sir Keit h·s speech. However. as Dr Burnett and 01hers agree. Sir Keith·s new altitude means that should funds not be fo rthcoming he will be able Edinburgh University Rugby Football Club Captain, Graham Spawforth puts the boot in during 10 wash hi s hands of the responsibil ­ the early exchanges at last Saturday's Scottish Third Division match against Hutcheson's. ny and cannot then be held as a The University went on to win 9-3. Full match report on page 16. Photo: Dave Yarrow scapegoat. No time to queue up for The Ross Parsons Emperors Warriors exhibition at Tbe City Ari Centre? Swdem brings you big pictures and words Labour Club ! Architecture to save you the trouble. · 1 -page7 wins recruits plans disbelief The Fall Freshers' Week is the recruiting varied from three to 20 , but neither , A recently published report dered" . He has also said that "it is highspot of the year for all of the they nor the Ulster Unionists were that has recommended the astonishing that there has been no University's 150 or so societies, and contactable for precise figures. consultation of any kind wi th the merger of Edinburgh Univer­ University". ~as this year produced a sizeable Tory Clu b Vice-President Michael · sity's Architecture Depart­ increase in interest in most of the Conway reckoned, though, that the Meanwhile, Dr lsi Metzstein. ll0Iitical clubs. Conservative Association was now ment with that of Edinburgh head of the Universit y's Architec­ College of Art has been met ture Department, told Student that In tertns of numbers, the Labour the report was "based on statistical Club did best with over 100 new with disbelief from the Univer­ sity Principal, Dr John Bur­ and other evidence of hi ghly sus­ members according to Labour Club pect means. We feel that the logic member and EUSA Secretary Rob: nett, and the heads of the of the argument is not apparent. ·· b1e Foy: '·We were de li ghted with departments concerned. In addition, Professor James lhe success in Freshers' Week " he Michael Clark·ballel-groupies The Dunbar-Nasmith, head of Fall took their ear-crunching said , "and hope to keep·on building The report, by the Architecture 0 Intake Working Party , contains Architecture as the College of Art. sounds to Coasters on Monday n this during the year. " told us that he saw "absolutely no night. See that crucial Srude111 be The Libera~ Club did ~arkedl y proposals as how best to implement review: a reducti on in architectural places reason for the report's proposals .. tter than its more n ght-wing The working party report J>oht1 cal bed-partner, the Social in colleges and universities. I These reducti ons, of 15 % in first suggests that the minimum size of -page 10 Dem ocratic club, which suffered an architecture department should internal problems towards the end year places and 30% in part 2 courses, were recommended by a be about 150 students. At present of last year. By recruiting 50 or 60 I there are about that number at new members, the Liberals almost i previous report, from Lord Esher's Illustration by Helen Edgar i Transbinary Group on Architec­ Edinburgh University. and around Contents doubled their existing membership. 180 at the College of Art, but if the Social Democratic Club Presi­ "the trendy political party to join" . I ture. This follows an RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) deci­ proposed reductions are dent Paul Davies was less SNP Club chairman Donald ; News 2, 3, 4 sion that a reduction in the number implemented, these numbers will . en_thusiastic about his success. He MacCorquodale was enthusiastic : fall below the suggested minimum Comment s aid: "We certainly had a lot of about interest his club met during of architecture · students would Letters s improve teaching standards. level. 6 nterest, but not all of those show­ Freshers' Week, but declined to Therefore the report "recom- ' Film ng_ mterest wanted to join. We are give a precise figure. The Univer­ However. academic staff are Arts 7 highly sceptical of the recommen­ mends that the two schools be 8,9 aiting for potential members to sity's small , but active , branch of invited to consider how they should What's On ome back. " the Socialist Worker Students Soci- dations of the latest report. Dr Bur­ Music 10,11 nett has commented that the report in future coll aborate .. . including 12, 13 Interest in both the Revolutio­ . ety was quieter than anticipated, Features "inspires no confidence that issues the possibility of a full merger". 15,16 ~ary Co~munist Party and the but nevertheless recruited a few Sport other than the crudest kind of man­ onservat1ve Association seemed new members. - Continued on page 2 power planning have been consi- strong. RCP recruitment .estimates Devin Scobie t Devlin and MacPherson speak out on grants. Please, ·sir Welcome with a warning Keith, benefit by the expertise gained in He urged students to use the Stu­ Having been told by University Mr MacPherson, addressing his dents' Association and the Principal Dr John Burnett they, first Opening Ceremony as Rector, Universities." · "Today we are subject to a rigid Societies, in ·order to take active were "immensefy privileged" made a broad defence of the impor­ interest in what is happening out­ tance of the role of education in ideological approach which seems we want to be at Edinburgh University, side the University. society, and an attack on the to derive some of its tactics from the students at the Opening Cere­ Mike Devlin defended the work· attitudes of the government to workings of the abattoir." . ingsofthe Students' Associa_ti_o n, in mony were urged by Rector higher education. He said, " If you As a former teacher, the Rector response to government cnt1c1sms Archie MacPherson to diminish the resources of educa­ expressed support for the struggle of student representation. "We remember "absent friends" tion, you inevitably diminish the for better pay and conditions in his some more believe," he said, "that representa· quality of life. Society should old profession. who might well have come to tion is fair and democratic." Edinburgh, or otber univer­ He warned of government In a letter to Education Secreta~ sities, but "for the deliberate threats to automatic student union Sir Keith Joseph, NUS Presid'li policies which have mangled membership and to the revenue of Phil Woolas has outlined t~ some of the principles by which both students and the UnioJ"ersity National Union of Studen~, higher education used to be itself. Devlin said that talk of uni­ optimistic Grants Claim for t9sr- 87. The detailed proposals ask t!ii administered". versity cuts was not merely specula­ government to increase ti. And in his address, EUSA Presi­ tion, but was "the financial reality maximum allowance to £2,110, an4 dent, Mike Devlin, told the new brought about by the government's restore the minimum grant (whicl first years in McEwan Hall that the attitude to higher education". was abolished last year) to 1971 government can be influenced by The EUSA President warned levels. public opinion. "It is up to each of students that they must be aware of you as individuals to influence that the realities of universities' situa­ EUSA President Mike Devlii public opinion," he said. "The­ tion now, and be prepared to take was less enthusiastic about th! future of higher education is in your action to "safeguard your educa­ NUS's latest proposals to the go hands. Please don't shirk that tion and the education of those who ernment. Speaking this week ' r.esponsibility." follow you". said, " In principle, obviously , ~ Dr Burnett told the audience last "Find out for yourselves the support the call for an improv~ Wednesday that they should not problems facing higher education ment in student grant levels. 1, drag down the name of Edinburgh in this country, and make your fam­ practice, though, the re is nothini University. He said, "The public · Mike and Archie. A grey background to match the grey faces to match the ily and friends aware of it." new in these proposals and , if an~ ,mage of a university is often grey outlook for university education. Alan Young thing, they are a bit unrealisi1 judged by the behaviour of stu- 1 within the present cl imate fu dents." higher e~ucation ... "Recently, there have been criti­ cisms that students have prevented The NUS argue the need for 1 speakers from attending meetings Foy backs further EUSAin "fairer and better distribution"~ or shouted them down without government money. Phi l Wool~ hearing them. There is the criticism said specifically that he was "confi that student associations are not benefits ; dent" of widespread support forhn run democratically, misuse public education . proposals. ·"The backbenchers OI funds , oc are controlled by unrepre­ I both sides of the House will bt A Labour scheme for boosting sentative minorities." penalised: "Of course, Edinburgh watching Sir Keith ·s response vc~ higher education gained the The Principal said there had been needs more money, ;md Labour closelv ... enthusiastic backing of EUSA Sec­ battle I no such criticisms of Edinburgh, would provide ;1. But <>ther institu­ "G;ants should be decided bl retary and Labour supporter Rob­ tions have suffered more and we A campaign is now under way in I but he warned the audience, "If you ~eference to a student cost of living bie Foy this week, despite a possi­ cdinburgh to preserve welfare 1 adopt such attitudes, you will have need to restore the balance." ble threat to Edinburgh University. benefits threatened by the govern­ mdex - something which, ironi­ betrayed everything that this uni­ Foy also backed Labour's The plan. thrashed out by educa­ ment's review of the social security cally, the last Labour governmem versity has stood for over 400 years demand for an improvement in I tion shadow Giles Radice, prom­ system. Housing benefit, along ; abolished in 1978 - rather than b) - a rational way of life and the pur­ staff conditions, which he claimed ises to improve access to higher the retail price index." suit of true wisdom." were "disgusiing", even at a rela­ with students' eligibility for social education by increased funding. tively well-off college like Edin­ security during vacations, are The NUS reckon that student But it warns that "first division·· burgh. among those rights likely to be lost. spending is radically different from universities like Edinburgh, which Meanwhile, Labour Club secret­ ' EUSA Welfare Convener Cathy that of the rest of the population Architecture accept a high proportion of private ary Lorraine Simmons joined Foy Presland, herself "opposed to any All students over the age of 16 school applicants, would be a "low in claiming that Labour's proposals cuts to benefits given to students'". should be specifically entitled 10 1 plans priority" and might even, according would broaden democracy: "Ulti­ stressed the need for immediate minimum educational all owance. to th~ Tories, be penalised. mately, knowledge equals power, action and explained that the issue. The NUS letter suggests that "the Labour wants the bulk of the new appropriate level of suppo rt would - Continued from page I and the Tories are really cutting will be discussed further at the first funds to go to further education col­ back on education so that fewer SRC meeting of the term. be £35 per week for periods of term Prof. Dunbar-Nasmith com­ leges. "We're particularly anxiousi people learn the skills needed to The Welfare Convener added times arid short vacations". This mented that there might be prob­ to bolster the wealth and autonomy· participate in a democracy. Our that policies in line with those of the represents the same leve l of pay· lems with any such merger, as the of the FE colleges which have lost plans will widen access to know­ NUS will provide the united front TT)ent which is paid to second year two schools are funded by different out under the Tories," said Foy. He ledge." necessary to oppose such cuts. trainees on the. Youth Training bodies. While the College of Art denied that Edinburgh would be Richard Scorer Emphasising also the need for Scheme. receives funding from the Scottish public support. she stressed that the The letter concludes by calling Education Department, the UGC welfare campaign will be essential for a meeting between the NUS and (University Grants committee) is for the financial survival of many Education Secretary to discuss the responsible for the University. Liverpool grants students. issues raised. Prof. Dunbar-Nasmith said that he Christine Clo_ugh Devin Scobir wondered whether these two bodies would want to collaborate in get through joint funding. "Unemployment is negligible The crisis-ridden city of Liver­ Edinburgh at least, there is no amongst architecture graduates," pool may seem to be heading panic about grants non-arrival. All night song Dr Malcolm Higgs, a senior towards catastrophe and ban­ architecture lecturer at the Univer­ Welfare Convener Cathy Presland kruptcy but the left-wing city coun­ Radio Forth. Edinburgh's inde­ local music show, Scottish sity told Student. He added that, reports that only one Liverpudlian cil is sending out grant cheques to pendent local radio station, has Waveband, will now go out mid· unlike in medicine, there is no student has been to see her, wor­ university students. extended its schedules, broadcast­ night-2 am Monday to Thursday. restriction to the number of ried that his grant had not arrived. Edinburgh Univ~rsity students Although it is expected that mg round the clock at weekends giving him more opportunity to architectural practices, so it is much have only received a handful of grants will eventually materialise and until 2 am Monday to Thurs'. more difficult to forecast the likely grants from Liverpool Education day. future demand for architects. for this term's course, a much grea­ authority but the implication is that· ter problem could emerge. If Liver­ Academic staff at both Edin­ Tom Steel , Radio Forth's Direc­ if some grants have arrived then the pool City Council deputy leader burgh colleges also spoke of the rest will follow. This refutes sugges­ tor of Programmes, told Student RADIO Derek Hatton carries out his threat high number of applications for tions made in some sections of the· that Forth hopes to be broadcasting their architecture courses. At the to make all council employees 24 hours seven days a week by the .media that Liverpool Council was redundant, then next term's grant University, there are between 30 withholding grant cheques. end of the year. FORTH cheques could be threatened. and 40 places for first year students, A Liverpudlian first year at Edin­ However, a glimmer of hope compared to some 300-400 applica­ burgh described the problem as, Mr Steel said that the increased appeared on the horizon last week tions from people with the right "Not so much worry about whether airtime would allow different types *CJl}detttf"' when Mr Hatton agreed, at ·the grades. or not I will receive a grant, but of music, such as acoustic, blues Labour Party conference, to abide The Architecture Intakes Work­ rather what to do for money until and jazz, to be played more. by the wishes of the national play independent material. ing P~rty. recommends that its the cheque arrives". A .new folk programme, hosted Labour Party. This could mean that Radio Forth is also a sharehold6 proposals on reduced intakes This is apparently the main prob­ by Bill Torrance, will be broadcast the relegation of council employees in the consortium to set up a caiJ' should take effect from next lem, with the crisis which Liverpool between 6 and 8 pm on Tuesdays, to the dole queue may be averted, television service in Edinburgl­ autumn, and it has requested that is facing , it is inevitable that there ~'hile a co-funder is being sought and therefore the administration of which Mr Steel described J comments on its report should be will be a delay in distribution of for a planned two-hour arts prog­ grant cheques will go ahead as "another area of diversificatioP submitted this month. · grants. ramme on Sunday evenings. usual. for the radio station. Alastair Dalton At the moment it seems that, in Colin Somerville's successful Phil Parr Alastair Daill' STUDENT T)mrsday 10th October 1985 J

'.\c\\ s fresher Sillars' vision for ScotJand A guide to EUSA's big egos Sillars speaks as student Who's who One of this year's "freshers" at After the re.cent upsurge in violence against children we find it Edinburgh is Mr Jim Sillars, necessary to print a warning to all impressionable and vulner­ former MP and member of the able first year students: DO NOT ACCEPT SWEETIES, SNP National Executive. Like LIFTS . OR OFFERS TO SEE PUPPIES FROM THE many students he was to be FOLLOWING DANGEROUS PEOPLE. The threat of attack found in Teviot last week for looms in four main areas: the University establishment, EUSA, Pies, Pints and Politics - but certain faculties, and certain members of the student body. Be unlike the others; he was a on your guard at all times! speaker. Tlie University Establishment winter, please resist his offers to Mr Sillars is starting a Law warm you up ( as this reduces the degree here simply because, he There are two to watcb here. The Principal, Dr John Burnett, is competition for us!). says, "I have to find work. My role Robbie Foy, the Secretary, is / known to 1urk in shady corners 01 with the SNP is so controversial described by Harry Elwin as 'a that I would have to go abroad to , Old College- no one really knows great guy, but I wish he wouldn't get a job. I chose Edinburgh , what this man is up to, although on keep cuddling me'. Little Freshers because I live here, and because I ! certain days he seems to display a beware! His chest wig and feeble passion for wearing long, flowing kn ew it's a good law school. " 1 attempt at a moustache can irritate "I wont be getting involved in Serene Sillars with an Old College Background Photo: Jim Laidlaw robes trimmed with exotic species ilelicate· skin. Watch he doesn't rub of fur. Decline all offers to stroke student politics because I'll be busy either, however, as Mr Sillars you up the wrong way! two main themes: the need for his pussy! campaigning to try and take the accused them of "betraying basic The only other EUSA person socialism in Scotland, and the issue This pussy has been seen from seat in Linlithgow from Tam socialist principles" and said of Mr worth a mention is Colin 'Honest I of achieving the national powe r and time to time on the head of our Dal yell at the next election." individual benefits which other Kinnock, "He'll do anything to get don't want to be a sabbatical' Han­ As the SNP representative, in Rector (Archie MacPherson). European countries enjoy. into Number 10, and once he's in cock, Freshers' Week Director. Teviot last week he began by Despite this splash of vibrant col- On the first point, he discussed he'll do anything to stay there." Fear swept the female contingent at describing how he had become a . our, he shows no apparent flair for Scotland's present unemployment this year's Pre-University (Screw a Scottish Nationalist only after find­ Secondly, Mr Sillars talked about · co-ordinating his outfits. But any­ and industrial problems, and said, Sixth Year) Conference when it ing as a Labour MP that "in the Scotland's '·voice" in Europe, its one who supports the University so " If there was election tomorrow, was disclosed that the intrepid political arena, the UK is E ngland , oil, its role as "pawn in NATO's · openly on BBC Scotland cannot be English Tory votes would put Handjob was suffering from ~lan­ with Scottish and · Welsh appen­ game", and even its culture. He that bad. dular fever. Beware! Playing with Thatcher back in Parliament. If we said that in all these areas, Scotland dages". want to save Gartcosh, his walkie-talkie may produce an "We have two choices now," he was getting a poor deal , because of , EUSA Ravenscraig and all the others. unexpected bonus during your went on, "either we can continue as its position as merely a British "pro­ The man-at-the-top is undoub­ Scotland must now make its own degree exams. a province. or we must vote for an vince" , and concluded that Scot­ :tedly the Permanent Secretary, way." independent role in the EEC.·· land must fi ght to be its own nation. Charles Fishburne. Be careful: the His arguments seemed to have Labour dJd not escape cnt1c1sm Anne McNaught seats of an Audi are extremely com­ Lecturers to avoid fortable, and the Florida drawl has. The Jaws on libel prevent us from induced many a student to drop being as caustic as we would like. their standards! Th, elected office- but we feel nevertheless that there Lecturers ~ay strike I Rifkind is a need to warn the young. These suspicious characters can be found The Association of University Meanwhile, the Further Educa- j k in all faculties. Students of Teachers will ballot their 30,000 tion Lecturers' National Section of , attac s Economics, Maths and History, members in December on the pos­ the Educational Institute of Scot- I however, are especially at risk and sibilitv of a one-dav strike in 1986 land ballotted their members .and i should beware of the likes of due to an unsatisfactory pay offer of received a vote of65% in favour of I posters Griselda, the original Wee Mary, 4%. The AUT now feel that indust­ industrial action in support of their i lecturers who never depart from rial action is the only measure left 1985 pay claims. Their programme 1 smut, and those who are eccentric with which to achieve their wages of action will begin on Wednesday : . . . . and amusing but absolutely useless. claims. Leaders of the A UT expect 9th October with a one-day , The pubhc1ty campaign, usmg Accepting dinner invitations may support for this action from their national stoppage . The EIS predicf posters beanng the slogan lmpro~­ produce the necessary merit certifi­ members due to the success of_ a that many colleges will be closed as mg Services - Creating Jobs ., cate but the ensuing requirement ballot on pay strategy in the sum­ about 4,000 lecturers will be , launched by . Labour-con_trolled for a birth certificate may prove mer. involved. The action will also i Edinburgh Oismct Council, has harder to fulfil. Professor Var,dome of the include a strict work-to-contract ! sparked off a bitter row with the warningscontp Economics Department at Edin­ and selective strikes in the Lothian : government over t_h~ spending of burgh is a member of the A UT. He R · on : £250,000 on advert1smg labelled as egi · : "disfiguring•· by a local Conserva- did not want to speculate on the Extraordinary students tive MP. Mr Malcolm Rifkind, outcome of the ballot or on the Edinburgh Uni ve rsity will not be Charlie Fish(burne) effects it will have on Edinburgh i Conservative MP for Edinburgh bearers view him with some suspi­ affected by the strike since the ! Pentlands, in an effort to curb the University. although he stated that AUT is not connected to the EIS. cion. Donald Pollock (see later). lecturers want their pay offer to i spending, has appealed to the Lord when pressed for a quote, said: 'I restore salarv erosion which occurs T he National Association ot Provost, Dr John McKay, to per­ can't think of anything to say.' Was when a salaiv fa ll s behind the cost Teachers in Further and Higher ' suade his Labour colleagues to it fear that kept his mouth closed? of li ving. This erosion. he said , has Education voted by 78 10 19 to · restrict their campaign. He pointed Mike Devlin , that 'balding been affecting Edinburgh lecturers accept a pay offer which will be . out that the people of Edinburgh Irishman', sincerely believes he : would be aware of any improve­ for the past six years. worth 7% by the end of the year. himsetf is the top man in holding University Vice-Chance llors This means that the 70,000 1 ment in services and did not require the post of President. These delu­ who are worried by the prospect of NATFHE members will end their i to be informed of them by spending sions of grandeur have been known­ this unprecedented strike of univer­ long-running pay dispu\e. : £ZSO,OOO. to have a great effect on women : However, Dr McKay refuted Mr sity lecturers are formulati ng prop­ anxious for a delegate's invitati on Lisa Cormick. • Rifkind's criticism of wasteful osa ls to prevent a strike. to the Presidents' Ball. , spending, claiming that the coun cil The Deputy President , Harry ! is gen uinely trying to all eviate some Elwin , described the Permane·nt Mike Conway. Avoid. Convener urges greater , of Edinburgh's problems and that it Secretary as •a· fine lljan tci know if This is the last category to avoid. l is in fact "handicapped" by the gov­ you want a drink'. Is he as ti ght­ the big names being Simon Lazarus ! ernment. But Scotland's Local fi sted as this suggests? If so, he may and Mike Conwav. Beware of th e city liaison 1 Government Minister, Mr Michael not even offer you a sweetie. former' whose election promise . . ' Ancram, describes the Labour was to give out free hairspray (and a . Universities are getting increas­ are likely to become more elitist council's method of informing the free handbag to keep it in?). we·d ingly out of touch with the needs of due to the_ proposal to abolish ho~s- 1 public by posters as a "mere slo-. like to issue a description of thi~ 'ing benefit and this, _t ogether with gan". the real world said Professor John I particular student, but seeing he Ashworth , Vice-Chancellor o( Sal­ the aboht1on of the m1mmum grnnt, . Ruling Labour Group secretary, changews his hair colour as often as ford University at a conference means that many people may fmd ; Councillor James Burnett, agreed the rest of us change our knickers. held recently b; the British Insti­ university too much of a financial with the Lord Provost and added we feel there would be little point. tute of Management. ·struggle. . that the aim of the poster campaign Lastly but not leastly (the best SCAG (Student Com_mumty is merely to inform the public of "There is a profound disillusion­ things come in small packages - ment with higher education ," he Action Group) are trymg to their council's activities. He denied doesn't he?) is Mike Conway, for­ said. and attacked universities who improve relations ':"ith Edinburgh that the council was violating any merly known as the Poison Dwarf. have raised GCE levels to ration people by . making university Jaw referring to public disclosure of Famous for sniffing out a party, admissions. fac1ht1e_s ava_1Jable and by col- council spending. However, Mr Mike Pickled-Liver Conway has laborating with local commumt_y ·Michael Ancram, along with other slept in a variety of places since Here in Edinburgh such a move action groups, but the response 1s Conservative members, is comp­ Donald never-mind-the Pollock starting university, including the ~huld increase the resentment not always encouraging. Jaining that £250,000 is being spent This year's Treasurer is 'a mouth Teviot Committee Room, the ich , says Maeve Kenny . Com­ Professor Ashworth added that without detailed accounts being on a stick·. Beautiful-but-stupid EUSA offices and the Samaritans munity Affairs convener ; ,ready ~niversities must keep pace with made ·public and is calling for a (mother of three) Donald Pollock flat. ex:.sts between "town and gown" . industry and proposed . moves I tightening of the Jaws controlling was elected for his looks, and has Remember! You have been b Pe_opJe tend to think you have to including management trammg m. Idistrict counci l spending. no inhibitions about displaying his warned. Edinburgh University is e middle class and have' ·101s of universities for those without A- Jevels. Sarah Forsyth ~nd body - and very nice too!. no safe place. money to go to university " said Although Edinburgh is cold in Maeve. And unive;sities, it 'seems, Prue Jeffreys I Andrea Dick 4 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985

Capital expenditure New prof Tory versus To_ry Lothian's controlling Conserva- 11, ti must be them, said Mr Meek tive Group las_t week s::>ught a meet- "One of them is? after all, the _Locai A chart compiled by Hillier of the most noticeable expansions ing with Edinburgh s four Tory Government Minister, Mr Michael along Princes Street. They -do not Parker, commercial estate agents, adds Up MPs to protest against further gov- Ancram . " reveals Edinburgh, with the help of aim at students in particular but the ernment cuts. Budget papers considered by the age group of between 20 and 30. 10,000 Edinburgh University stu­ The University's Department of Already in the last three years group revealed that, in order 1 Their success, according to the man­ dents, to be fourth in a league of Accounting and Business Method the Conservative Government has meet the government's demanctso ageress of one Next store, lies in the shopping centres in Britain with 89 is shortly to be joined by a Visiting taken £70 million out of Lothia_n's sweeping cuts would have to b~ tact that they supply what the mar­ chain stores. Beating it were only Professor in Management Informa­ budget and reduced council staffing made in the main spending areas- ket wants. the much larger cities of London, tion Systems and Control. by 4,000. But instead of being social work and education. However, E USA President Mike Birmingham and Glasgow. Dr Fenton Robb. a graduate ot upheld as a model authority, it is to The only alternative to these the University, will take up his job be further hit next year by a proposals is a rather unrealistic in mid-November. His role will be suggested cut of £24 million. 27% rate rise. specifically concerned with linking The Lothian group leader, coun- As regards the education cuts developments in the areas of cillor Brian Meek, warned the four while the grants and funds situatio~ accounting and auditing to the MPs that a change of heart was may not immediately worsen for latest information technology, but required if they wanted to keep Edinburgh students, it is certain he will also be involved in develop­ their seats at the next election. that it cannot improve. ing current teaching and research "If anyone can do anything about Rosemary Cowan programmes in the department. The Visiting Professorship is scheduled to last five years and is being jointly funded by the Univer­ Food price threat sity and the accountancy firm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells who are Due to recent redundancies bly a lowering of standards. understood to be contributing .£35,000 to the project. issued to catering staff of Paisley Senior President Mike Devlin comments that the Students' The company has had close links College of Technology in prepara­ Association emphasises catering with the University in recent years, tion for a privatised service, the quality as opposed to cost. In effect with senior partners lecturing in the Scottish- National Union of Stu­ the unio ns offer food at an artifi­ Accounting Department, and the dents fear that similar moves within lbe shops that put Edinburgh fourth in the good shopping league. So, folks, cially low price - the expense of firm will now be involved with dr the Scottish Educallon Department I manufacture being marginally if the price is right-come on down! Robb's work may ensue. higher than that of consumption. Devlin felt that the Princes Street Dr Robb has had a wide range of At present, students of Edin- The newly developed Virgin This service is facilitated by area had "lost a certain amount of both managerial and academic burgh University have two options llecord Store, which is going to be increased prices on alcohol. character". He attributed the experience, having worked in in caten~g fac1ht1~s. There a_re the the largest in Britain, and stationers I The threat presented by privati­ replacement of smaller shops by Rowntree Mackintosh before Students Association affiliated sach as John Menzies and W. H. sation is inherent in a comparison chainstores around Princes Street becoming deputy chairman of the establishments - . Potterrow, Smith obviouslx promote many of of budgets. The minimum profit tlleir products specifically towards to prohibitive rates cost, while Scottish regwn of British Gas, the I Chambers Street; Tev1ot and the margin of a private company is ,the student market. However, a those that remain have to price position he currently holds. He · Pleasa_nce. Alternatively we can_eat approximately that of 20% whilst SJIIOkesman from W. H. Smith themselves out of the student mar- completed his doctorate in 1979 on at Umvers1ty-controlled estabhsh­ the Association itself operates believed the extensive tourist trade ket. . The Dynamics of Opinion change ments: the Ref~ctory; _D HT base- within a budget of0.8%. Increased in Edinburgh to be the major factor He feels that, as well as being the from a Systems Theoretic Viewpoint ment and Kings Bmldings. If any \\iiy shops here are so successful fourth largest. Edinburgh's shop- and has been closely involved in the of these existing services were to prices in food for this term result from an 8 1h% increase in the cost New clothes chainstores like ping centre 1s probably also the I early development of 'thinking ' undergo pnva1Isat1on Edmburgh of raw foodstuffs after the poor Next'and Benetton have been one fourth most expensive. I machines·. students would be confronted with Laura Kibby , Michael Mooce , a sharp increase in prices and possi- summer. Kathryn Gibbon

BYE-ELECTIONS 1985 THURSDAY 24th OCTOBER

Nominations are open for the following positions:

1. SOCIETIES CONVENER 2. 1st YEAR FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES: MEDICINE (1 seat) SCIENCE (3 seats) LAW (1 seat) ARTS (3 seats) SOCIAL SCIENCE (2 seats)

In addition there are 2 seats for all .First Year Postgraduates.

Nominations close at 1.00 p.m., Thursday, . 17th October. The form must be returned in person by the candidate to the Reception in the EUSA Office.

For Faculty Council positions please see Faculty publicity.

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Comment Fishing for faults Thatcher Dear Sir, Association, which it aproves. Your reporter, Alan Young, has It also determines .91ajor succeeded to an admirable degree development projects, major coffin up? in "getting to grips with what's in capital equipment purchases, the name" of the Students' Associa­ and monitors cash-flow projec­ Dear Sir, tion. I would like to correct three tions and investments, includ­ I'm amazed that Mrs Thatcher, significant errors if I may. ing EUSACO Ltd. with six Jews in her Cabinet of 21 people and a constituency party at publi shed by EUSPB. Established in 1889 1. EUSA is made up of two parts, 3. The Financial Secretary and Finchley, London, heavily finanttd not fo ur: the SRC and the myself are inaltendance at, and by Jewish contributors, was able to To discuss or demonstrate Union. Societies Council and not members of, TH E Com­ get away with defying Israel in !lel­ the Publications Board are part mittee of Management and the ling arms to Arabs and. inviting As students in Edinburgh we are, for the most part, cushioned from of the SRC. Finance Committee. PLO leaders to talks. reality. It is easy to restrict oneself to the festi'Val city's "nice" New It was no coincidence that · jllst Town - Princes Street - George Square - Pollock Halls - King's 2. The Finance Committee is not Fin all y I should like to congratu­ days after our arms deal with Saadi Buildings axi~ and turn a blind eye to the "bad" areas of Craigmillar, part of the SRC. It is an Associ­ late you on an informative and well Arabia was announced, the Ameri­ Wester Hailes and Pillon. ation-wide Committee, to presented Freshers issue of 'Stu­ cans called of an even bigger deal Perhaps things are not as bad in Edinburgh as in Handsworth.- which the Union, SRC (includ­ dent', which I hope was widely with us. Everybody knows Israel is where, out of 280 black school leavers last year , only seven are now in ing Societies Council and Pub­ read, and wish you success in your the tail that wags the American full time employment (The Daily Telegraph). It was interesting, how­ lications Board) and the term as editor. dog. ever for Student to note a conflict of opinions between our Rector (Ar­ Association Office-Bearers are Yours sincerely, Could this be the final nail in Mrs chie MacPherson) and our Principal (John Burnett) at last week's all responsible for administer­ DrC. W. Fishburne Thatcher's political coffin? Red-Tape Grand Slam - The Opening Ceremony. ing the various budgets of the Permanent Secretary James Nichaon Both agreed that we live in a "confusing" world. Mr MacPherson condemned the Government's "rigid ideological approach", while supporting the teachers' confrontationalist approach in their struggle for better pay and conditions. He referred to our "absent friends" at A fresh look at a stale week the ceremony-those from Wester Hailes and Craigmillar. Dr Burnett, meanwhile, emphasised the values of "reasoned and The first half-hour of Freshers· friends. The fresh start seminars find some newspapers in the com­ rational" debate and good behaviour of students in keeping up the Week was one of the worst in my and organised events were mon room: Rocki-ludson had been "public image" of the University. life. Interned at Pollock in my con­ encouraging as were other students dead for two days before I knew If then, we think of our "absent friends" in Wester Hailes and verted shower-room .and who'd been through it all before. anything about it. On the Friday Craigmillar, and also the public image of the University, will we unpacked, I threw all the junk I The trouble with going to organised night I went back home and found achieve more by talking about the issues over a pint in Teviot, or by didn't need under the bed (soon to events was that if all the people that it really brought me back down actively demonstrating for the causes we believe in as and when be exhumed by voracious clean­ you'd just met decided to go to "Y" to earth. Seeing old friends was a appropriate? Which part of the "public" has the most important ers). All the junk I did need was and you rat he fancied ··z··. you relief (as was the break from Pol­ "image" of us? lying under the one at home (soon invariably went to "Y" . So it was a lock food) and when I came back on The three million unemployed, the people ofHandsworth, Brixton, to be thrown out by an earnestly case of following the crowd quite the Sunday evening. I really fe lt Toxteth, and Tottenham are not allowed "reasoned and rational" cleaning parent). The television often . instead of going to more refreshed and ready for Monday debate with anyone. The are told by the Deputy Chairman of our rul­ (which wouldn't work) I placed on obscure things - some of which morning and WORK (which is ing party that they must "get off their backsides" as they are " unwil­ top of the wardrobe. I sat in the were too late to return from as an what r~ here for anyway(!)). ling to work" . When the straw finally arrived this summer to break middle of it a ll . wondering "Why on unaccompanied female. So. I've matriculated. collected the camel's back, the police were simply issued with two-foot longer my grant, organised by courses. truncheons and instructions for breaking wrists with the sharp edge The whole affair was really like bought some book~ and. impossi­ of a riot sheild. being on holiday, and what I felt bility of impossibilities. made some Demonstration need not be "thoughtless parrot chanting", Dr Bur­ most was the impression of .. Splen­ friends. I wouldn't have missed nett, witness the Grants Rally in Old College in the first term last did isolation ... I talked to students. Freshers· Week for anything. year. Did we betray "that for which our University has stood for 400 I ate with students. I saw them in though some of it was awful. but vears" then? the street and slept in the same one word sums it up: RELIEF that When the Party political consensus is that unemployment is a neces­ building as them. It w_as a relief to it's a ll over. sary evil, when Norman Tebbit claims that it is "not within the sovereignty of government" to do anything about it, it was heartening for S1ude111 to hear Jim Sillars talking at Teviot, on Thursday lun­ chtime, of the possibility of full employment. Every time we assume otherwise, we are damning our "absent friends" in Craigmillar, Han sworth, Wester Hailes, and Toxteth. As Archie MacPherson said on Wednesday, both France and Germany have schemes by which every sc hool leaver is guaranteed either a job, skilled training, or higher education - why not Britain too? Whatever our opinions, they are not worth having unless, as potentially influential members of society, we are prepared to stand .up for them. In discussion, of course Dr Burnett-but by demonstra­ tion.

~~\\· ·;,;cI '=::::\~~~:) \\f§' \ Lecture Theatre, AT KING'S BUILDINGS Iii J ,:c, George ____.} ~ -dH eTr\ . K.B. CENTRE !~~#~~i~, REFECTORY I Buccleuch Place. Edinburgh EH8 9LW Tel. 031-667 5718/9278 COFFEE BAR Meetings Frieay 1 p.m." CARRY-OUT Features Jacqui Brown K.B. UNION Naomi Marks Staff DINING ROOM Writings John Hodge (for Lunches and Teas) Editor John Petrie Sport lain Catto SNACK BAR IN TV LOUNGE Assistant Editor Peter Carroll Andrew Wyatt earth have I looked fo,-ward to this David Yarrow all year?". News Alan Young Two old schoolfriends turned up Photography David Yarrow though, and things got a bit better. J.C.M.B. & COLLEGE OF Alastair Dalton Having actually reached George Jenny Dunn James Laidlaw Square and had a meal in Teviot ARGICULTURE BUILDINGS Ann'c! McNaught John Lindsay Union , which seemed quite good SNACK BARS Devin Scobie Chas Ross value (better than school di I1"n ers. anyway). I fe lt better. What's On Sally Greig Illustrations Stella Collier Back at Pollock Halls, one of the Katrina Philip John Henderson easiest ways to meet people was to PLUS knock on the next door, which Iain McLaughlin Music Keith Cameron Manager meant that the daunting prospect of Peter Carroll going to the refectory "toute suite .. HOT AND COLD DRINKS AND John Lindsay Advertising Neville Moir was avoided. Sitting eating my first SNACK VENDING MACHINES Names shown in staff list show sub-editor Poll ock meal. I thought everybody Film Trevor Johnston. first then other editi ng/lay-out staff in knew everybody else . People kept D ·d Cr al phabe tical orde r. Pages with no overall Arts avi me., suh-editor show names in alphabetical saying not to worry. relax, etc .. Heather Foley order. Contributor's names are given etc .. but it looked like everyone Martin McHugh beside individual articles .. had already made dozens of 6 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985

Film The world of schlock

From Outer Space , or even William ingly nonsensical tale of_vampires · from outer space (gasp!). The look LIFEFORCE Cameron Menzies' Invaders From Mars will know what lmean. on ·Frank Frnlay's face as he trie Dir: Tobe Hooper Th~ second principle of schlock not to laugh while rattling off hi: Odeon - This follows on from the first lines hides an inner struggle that is principle, which has clearly had a positively Sophoclean. NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST strong influence on the lives of Wes Craven's Nightmare on Ehn Street, on the other hand, is a filrn Dir: Wes Craven many film-makers. The logic is fairly simple - if you can't make a wliich will be termed "schlock", but Odeon terrific film then try your dam­ to my mind transcends the disdain Schlock - what does it mean? nedest to make a really bad film, which many people. pour upon that Where can I get it? Why is it so because then it'll be terrific any­ least sought-after critical defini­ good? Where can I get rid of it if I way. Recent manifestation of this tion. Put simply, this beautifully don't like it? line of thought include Sam M. crafted film displays more holdin• Schlock - a term used with Raimi's.The Evil Dead and Michael power and psychological sensitivit; irritating frequency by self-con­ Laughlin's Strange In vaders. Such in its astute diagnosis of our deepest sciously wacky film "critics", mean­ films are impressive because they fears than many so-called "respect­ ing cinematic outpourings of a imply a very knowing sophistica­ able" productio ns. Craven carries worthlessly trashy but ridiculously tion on the part of the film-ma~ers. on our nightmares into reality, and entertaining variety. Films to which These theories may be exciting in reality becomes a nightmare - all the adjective "schlock" can be themselves, but the true trasho­ the time playing up the resourceful­ applied are usually confined to the sleazecat wants to see them put into ness of the unfotunate victims genres of science-fiction and hor­ action right now. For once, he or rather than exploiting their bodies ror. They are often flung together she is not to be disappointed. or violent ends. The fact that the by numbers of supremely Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce is one US censors complained th at it was untalented people doing their of the classics of second principle "too intense" gives some idea of the worst, exerting their negligible schlock. Here is a man who must forcefulness of its impact. Yet, creative talents on mercifully minis­ have sat through a morass of British sadly. because it comes within the cule budgets. science-fiction films and knows that horror genre it is dismissed by the Th e first principle of schlock - the best way to heighten the level of . conservative as mere schlock. This can be summarised succinctly absurdity in an already preposter­ What critics should be praising is and astutely by esteemed American ous narrative is to rope in a lot of pure schlock, for what other genre critic Otis Ferguson when he said of out-of-work English stage actors can come under such fire, yet st ill Jean Renoir's Swamp Water . "So and get them to play the thing with prove immeasurably enjoyable for bad it"s terrific." Anyone who has an overbearing if slightly incredul­ its converts. Have you had your seen and gained a perverse sort of ous sinceritv. In this case Frank schlock today? 0 Hey, pass the joint, man. enjoyment from such triumphs as Finlay and Peter Firth plod their Trashfinder General Edward D. Wood Jnr.'s Plan Nine way dutifully through an endear-

Madon er? I Saint Clint • • ! tional and intellectual complexity. ' DESPERATELY SEEKING The juxtapositioning of indepen­ ! PALERIDER SUSAN dent Susan and housewife Roberta Dir: Clint Eastwood Dir: Susan Siedelman is hackneyed, but would not in itself mar the film. Its greatest failure is , ABC Odeon its lack of realism . Susan's charac­ Once again the world of rugged Desperately Seeking Susan is a ter is little more than an extension countryside, rugged men, and dis­ film which flaunts a succession of of Madonna self-image, while tant hoofbeats has embraced the· colourful, clever and often humor­ Roberta's husband and conven­ man who, along with John Wayne, ous images at its audience. It is visu­ tional middle-class american has dominated the modern western ally engaging if nothing else, and background are caricatured some­ for almost 20 years. Clint Eastwood 'like its star, flashy and self-obses­ what crudely: the unreality of both is as gaunt and charismatic as ever sed, it hints at decadence but never worlds in the film prevents and is still the quintessential 'Man quite delivers the goods. Roberta's final choice between With No Name· caught up in a The plot revolves around the them achievi.ng much impact. In the single confrontation between good characters of Susan and Roberta; plot there is potential for examina­ and evil. Su~an (played by Madonna), the tion of several fashionable issues However, the maturity accom­ streetwise freeloader, and Roberta but the director (Susan Seidelm~n) panying the age of 55 has obviously (Rosanna Arquette), the naive wife is content to leave such themes caused him in his capacity as direc­ of a bathtub salesman. The two unexplored. tor, producer and leading actor, to women are brought together by Instead, the central motif of this expand and redefine on the proven Roberta's fascination with the film could be Susan taking instama­ structure, used in, say , A Fistful of bohemian Susan which leads to a tic snaps of herself in one of the Dollars or High Plains Driftrer. It is comedy of mistaken identity, stolen opening scenes. The film is con­ a fairly ambitious move with mixed Clint and the Horse with No Nan1e. Egyptian earrings and pursuit by a cerned with self-fascination, in its results. Name' is therefore perhaps mor~ of to explore too deeply in a film mysterious man through the back characters and itself. There is a con­ To begin with, our hero is now a supernatural entity than ever, as where so much is left only partially streets of New York. A little like stant playing with images for their more than ever the biblical 'aveng­ his frequent absence and sudden explained or unknown. The enig­ Diva perhaps1 There are own sake, a delight in the power of ing angel', since he is in fact a reappearance at the scene of evil. matic outsider is known only as similarities, but Desperately Seek­ the merely decorative which ma!--es priest, mysteriously arriving to aid without much regard to time or 'Preacher', and we have no insight ing Susan does not possess such a for an entertaining veneer on a film a tiny oppressed village of gold­ space, would seem to testify. The into his past or his motivation, and distinctive atmosphere. It is not a which sacrifices much of real sub­ panners, an appearance accom­ new maturity, though, is reflected even less into his future as he finally film to brood over. stance to elaborate ornament. panied by a simultaneous reference by the fact that in Pale Rider these canters into the snow-covered This film is without much emo- Manda Jeffery to the bible: 'And I looked, and abilities are being used not only in mountains. behold a pale horse, and the name one man's struggle, but for the sake Which means that as a fable Pale that sat upon him was death, and of a whole communitv. Rider is successful. Where this tale hell followed him'. Added to this he And there is more to it than that is fl awed, however, is in the often is also revealed lo have survived - the oppressed goldpanners stand unconvincing performances of gunshot wounds that would surely for traditional ideals Df family and minor characters, and in a particu­ have killed an ordinary mortal. nature, both of which are larly slow-moving sequence prior to This religious imagery provides threatened by the brutality and the deciding confrontation. for an interesting treatment of the mechanisation of greed. As direc­ Nevertheless, there will probably relationship between Old and New tor Eastwood has therefore placed always be a romantic appeal in the Testament themes. Initially his pre­ himself alongside the Pale Rider particular brand of ominous loner sence g(ves the village the faith and and the values he represents, which sculptured by Eastwood, which determination to continue panning ultimately triumph in the destruc­ added to the subtle modification on a land which is rightfully theirs, tion of the forces of exploitation his previous Western roles, makes despite the underhand efforts to and evil. for an enjoyable match. One remove them, executed by the pow­ What though is the moral of the shouldn't expect more - though to erful industrialised rivals. When story? Is Eastwood trying to say me this is ample, since with his this unity eventually proves insuffi­ that eventually the good must fight unpretentious maturity and consis­ cient, there is a symbolic change of violence with violenc(,, and since it tently humorous one-liners, strategy as the Pale Rider solemnly is ultimately the Pale Rider who Eastwood provides the perfect swaps his white collar for an older, destroys the bad, is he also saying alternative to the bombastic more radical form of authority - that similar figures are needed to mediocrity of a genre currently the tried and trusted six-shooter. protect the innocent? These are typified by Rambo. It's a stick-up! In this film, 'The Man With No questions I think it would be foolish ~~!thew Calling STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985 7 Il,111 The oldest guard for it is here that the Chinese flags hanging above the attendances. death. But it was a wonaerful sort ry to remember the last time Emperor's Warriors exhibi­ exhibition entrance add to the Afier the upper1sallery, one ven­ of madness that created these u went to an art gallery. For tion is now on. ~mtosphere of anticipation which is tures downstairs to an even darker figures. e majority the recollection The fact that this exhibition is quite a novel feeling outside a gal­ exhibit room and immediately one The exhibition is one of the most lery. is confronted by six · of the popular ever staged in Britain, and ill be of a funereal atmos- something special is noticeable even before you get inside, for the Once inside, the feeling of expec­ emperor's Warriors. The faces star­ once you've seen it there is no need 1:1·e, with other people a rare tation is not disappointed. There is ing straight ahead; the armoured to wonder why. It is magnificent ght and some weird and some queue is incredibly long for an art exhibition. It regularly stretches very little decoration beside the officer; the expressions which are art, and a wonderful glimpse of onderful exhibits to boot. To along Market Street and into exhibits themselves; there is very different on each of the 7,000 war­ China that has been buried below dim lighting which creates a slightly ·spel such memories one Cockburn Street and it dispels the riors, all give the fee ling that here ground for 2,000 years. It is also a eerie feeling of duskiness, adding ould take a trip to the City traditional picture of silent, half- one is looking at a real piece of his­ chilling, and at the same time a rt Centre in Market Street; empty exhibitions. The to the sense of mystery 'that these tory; and at the same time a real wonderful experience. Above all, terracotta warriors, almost natur­ work of art. The detail is intense; this exhibition is a chance to see ally, exude. and all this skill has been used to something totally original and The original 7,000 warriors .create figures that shall be buried removed from our own experience . which were discovered near Xian in underground to guard a dead Miss it and you may regret it for a China in 1974, were buried under­ emperor. It was a mad sort of long time. ground in order to 'guard' the tomb attempt to prot~ct himself after Martin McHugh of their emperor, Qin Shihuang. The idea is macabre in a strange sort of way, but the actual exhibits are compellingi the horse that was buried alongsid,e the warriors; and Hot Fun! the crossbowman standing up right quality. Twenty-five pence for alongside the infantryman with the BURN! twenty-four AS pages is good spear; the charioteer an'd the Burn! is a great idea. a forum for value, but has meant, as they crossbow arrows. All are 2,000 "cartoons from the ink wells of admit-, that some of the work has years old and go to make up a scotland", it's filled with origin al had to be reduced to the size of a unique exhibition. cartoons and offers new cartoonists postage stamp. It is thanks to many people that a great opportunity to present their Some of the cartoons are very we are able to see these warriors. work to a wider audience. But on amusing (check out John Hodge Appearing in. only three other the evidence of Burn 5! there is · and Robbie Bushif's Arch Riley, European cities - Oslo, Stoc­ room for improvement, as they say. the self-made millionaire sleuth), kholm and Vienna - Edinburgh is The cartoons range in length, but on the whole despite the variety the only appearance in Britain of style and standard from single pic­ of styles the artists all share a simi­ the warriors. The arrangements for tures to three page epics such as lar disdainful outlook on life. Cyni­ the exhibition were fin alised when part of The Adventures of Dr. Sock. cal wit and laid-back humour for the Lord Provost flew to Xian; and One of the problems the producers streed cred students. It might the efforts of many are being have had is how to strike the right impress your friends , but where are rewarded ·by the unprecedented balance between cost and print the laughs? David Cline. Ii~!~~: C•l~I E-i i-1 11111111 WANTED CO Mozart The General Council Appeal office requires:

0: QUEEN'S HALL play Martinu's lovely "Novel" - a work less interesting than much of STUDENTS with mature and confident telephone manner to his music, but which was played Emanuell Ax as director and with great style. The strings showed assist in a telephone survey of graduates' opinions ,. anist led a smattering of players their true colours at last and om the SCO in the first concert of luxuriated in the wonderful morass STUDENTS with evenings to spare eir season at the Queen's Hall on of melodies; particularly in the turday. He began with a rather andante with its pulsating laye rs of STUDENTS in need of some extra cash derdone · performance of sound over a scrunching double ozart's piano quartet in E flat qass. Again there was an intense 493) , a work which lacks the clarity and character to each line­ STUDENTS prepared to identify with this effort to establish a pth of the later major/minor pair the piercing tones of the clarinet quintets K515 and K516. Neither and' flute were accentuated by a closer bond between the University and the ayers nor audience seemed to plethora of passages in octaves lish the performance. The acous­ and unison. graduate body s of the Queen's did nothing for · The concert closed with a fruity e coaxingly , tentative strokes of ~nd full-bodied performance of e string players who in their turn Schumann's piano quintet in Eb Heather Lamont Interested? rely responded ·10 the broader, Major (Op. 44). The combination :en overpowering sweeps of the of piano and strings was a resound­ 4th year Politics Call at the Appeal office (under anist. The final allegretto, the ing success this time . The texture student, has worked the Archway at Old College, st-weary and idiosyncratic of all was altogether more interesting e movements, was well played with the viola and cell o sharing and on several opposite Registry) or phone ough, all players revelling in the blending melodic lines beautifully. "Telethons". 667 1011 ext 4599 or 4213 and ive playfulness of the rondo All the players enjoyed the jazzi­ ·ask for Alstair or Jean. eme. ness of the rhythms in the first ' Woodwind players from the movement and evoked a Jangorous Quote: "One talks to chestra then played "Mladi" by pleasure from the lounging such a wide variety Training provided, plus the oppor­ nacek which made a refreshing melodies and fiery unisons. Even ntrast, fu ll of eastern promise, better was the second movement, a ofpeople ... tunity to rehearse the survey iacious and colourful. The sextet march, in which an intense sensitiv­ impoi:_tant feedback questionnaire using internal office lighted in the specific tone col­ ity was combined with the surpris­ j rs of each instrument - the ing warmth of tone. The raunchy on the University's service to its graduate phones ff, even bawdy, bass clarinet scherzo drew premature applause ·body . . . very gratifying when a graduate , d bassoon chuntering happily from the audience and the allegro, is impressed by the "Telethon". ay against more lyrical oboe and with its crisp fugato over a crashing rinet lines. pedal note, was dazzling. Wind and 'strings combined to Katie Dexter 8 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985

THEATRE F=l ._rv'I B E D LAM L V CE U MFILMHOUSE DOMINION ------Forrest Road THE NUTCRACKER SUITE (225 9873) 228 2688 (447 2660) Grindlay Street UNDER THE VOLCANO THE WOODCUTIER 229 9697 BREWSTER'S MILLIONS by Moliere 10 Oct: 2.30 2.20, 5.20, 8.20 Preview 10 oct Albert Finney plays the drink­ 160ctober Richard Pryor finds that actually 11 Oct-2 Nov; 7.45 pm sodden British Consul spending 1.00pm Matinee 26 Oct; 3.15 pm having a dream come true can Non-members £1.00, members his last day amid the heat and quickly turn into a nightmare when Tickets range £2-£5 tensions of Mexico as well as the 75p ne finds himself in the envious Student concessions (see turmoil of his private life, EUTC present a hilarious adapta­ information). position of having to spend a tion of this farce: i.e. 'medicin The real story of the Special Unit in THE OFFICIAL VERSION million pounds in a day. malgre lui'. Barlinnie Prison as seen through 10-16 Oct; 6.00, 8.30 the eyes of Jimmy Boyle, its most Matinees 1, 16 Oct; 2.30 A VIEW TO KILL TRAVERSE famous inmate. One of th') most A controversial subject, Last Day: 1O Oct important productions this year. stunningly portrayed here .in film, 2.15, 5.15, 8.15 112WestBow 'The Official Version' deals with Probably the best Bond in years. Grassmarket what has come to known as the All the Goodies are really cool, all (226 2633) NETHERBOW Missing Generation in Argentina the women are really smart as well THE DEATH OF ELIAS SAWNEY during the reign of the Juntas. By as being pretty, all the Baddies are by Peter Arnott 43 High Street focusing on one family's evil through and through, the 10-160ctober (556 9579) discovery of the dealings in gimmicks are as cheeky and BEAUTY AND THE BOUNDERS 8.00 pm human lives, - improbable as ever, Ticket cost: £4.50 (concessions by Dougie Hankin THE SHOOTING PARTY £3.50). Student standby: £2, 10 10-26 October THE LIFE AND DEATH OF 2.15, 5.15, 8.15 mins before performance. 8.00 pm COLONEL BLIMP One of the last of James Mason's A burlesque account of the proper Ticket cost: £3 (concessions £2) 10-12 Oct; 7.00; films. Edwardian party gather way to die as imposed upon one This one-woman play about Lilian Matinee 12 Oct; 2.30 f.n Elias Sawney. It is a story of strug­ Baylis (Polly March) was a hit at As this was made during the war, for a hunting weekend and arouse gle as well as a comical parade of the 1984 Fringe and has been you can imagine how chuffed unknown tensions between them­ Elias's oppressors. bought by Radio 4 thus passing Winston church ill was with this selves. the true culture test. EDINBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS' portrayal of the stuffy Eng lish WITNESS WORKSHOP army and its general 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 13 October uncomplimentary view of the then If you missed this earlier, you have 5.30 pm K N G s fiercely patriotic Brits. no excuse now. Harrison Ford Ticket cost: £1 .25 (concessions plays the straight cop being FORBIDDEN RELATIONS 75p) 2 Leven Street chased by the bad cops over (229 1201) 13, 14 Oct; 7.00 'The Balloon Ascent' is shared by internal corrupt drug deals. its writer Simon Evans, allowing a 'SCOTLAND THE WHAT?' Part of the season of Recent chance for the audience to see the 10-26 October Hungarian Cinema. This tackles ABC construction, aims and potential of 7.45 pm (Saturday 5 pm and 8 pm) the contreversial subject of a love A B C For the October-December term; a new work. The play is read in full Ticket cost: £2.50-£5.50 affair between a step-brother and system which can be obtained and followed by detailed discus­ An outrageously funny evening of sister in a peasant town and PALE RIDER standard £2.30 and get the card o sion. Scottish anarchy, with Aberdo­ especially attacks the treatment of 2.20, 5.20, 8.20 from your person and you getll nians George Donald, Stephen the subject by the state. The thought of Clint Eastwood as a entire cinema is now non-smoki WORKSHOP Robertson and Buff Hardie. preacher man intrigues me. C>DEC>N Directed by James Logan. DANIEL TAKES A TRAIN Apparently it doesn't take him A standard £1 .50 student conce~ 34 Hamilton Place long to slide back into his usual THE GINGERBREAD MAN 13, 14 Oct cinemas. However, you'vegott (226 5425) brilliant Western Man-with-no'. 15-190ctober Second part of the double bill with 2 and 3 are non-smokin$l. THE CRY OF SPAIN name character. 2.00 pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri 10.00 Forbidden Relations about two by Robin Munro (see photograph) DC>IVIINIO~ am; Sat 11.00 am young men on the run for tlie 10-12 October Cheaper still here with £1.20 I · Ticket cost: £2 border after a failed revolution in 229 3030 8.00pm Cinemas 1, 2 and 3. For Cinema Set in an antique kitchen dresser, Budapest in 1956. RAMBO- FIRST BLOOD PART 2 Ticket cost: £2.50 (concessions £2) building -you pay £2.20 forti.i the gingerbread man attempts to 1.40, 3.55, 6.10, 8.45 The Scottish company Winged THE BIG CHILL place is shut on Sundays. help the characters he meets, The thickest, umm, neck in Horse portray the changes in 150ct; 2.30 though his attempts are constantly Hollywood goes to Vietnam to FILIVIHC>U people caused by trying to live A group of friends meet up for the hampered ... save the world - well, a group of Confusion abounds with cone!' through the Spanish Civil War. first time since their radical '60s days and find most of them have American prisoners, actually, and basically matinees (Tuesday-f~c evolved into the characters they manages to kill a great deal of shows (Sunday-Friday) cost £1.~t had earlier revolted against. people in the process. evening performances. Non-sm1 1 FLETCH FILIVISC>C THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI 2.20, 5.20, 8.35 Members get in to see fil ms forµ 15, 16 October; 6.45, 8.45 American comedian Chevy Chase tickets can be purchased in adval As part of the film course with the plays a madcap reporter who has Extra-Mural Dept. This early to get out of several sticky BEDLAM German horror film had a great situations by adopting various All tickets for the lunchtime pro~ effect on later Hollywood horror. consumption. Cinema 1 ridiculous disguises. Thursday 10 to Saturday 19 6.00 and 8.30 (Also see 50p Matinees) THE OFFICIAL VERSION 1151 TRAVERSI A Buenos Aires schoolteacher begins to suspect that her adopted daughter may be one of the 0 D E 0 N F L M Exclusive offer this year for rnl children stolen from opposers of the regime, and to question her husband's sympathies. S O C many benefits. lnclucling a tree~ Cinema2 JOHNNY VESNO a student standby ticket 10 ~I 667 7311 Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 7.00 (see also SOp Matinees) GUN CRAZY membership to many other the!' THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP IUJ In 1947, Winston Churchill said, of this DESPERATELY SEEKING radical deviation from acceptable wartime propaganda, 'pray propose to me the measures 11 Oct; 6.45 entry to Traverse Bar. SUSAN necessary to stop this foolish production'. Painstakingly restored by the National Film Archive, George Square Theatre this film by Powell and Pressburger is funny, mocking and deeply moving. 2.10, 5.30, 8.15 LYCEUM. The JJOP world's favourite moppet All - time guns and cowboys They offer a plastic card costing~ Cinema 2 western B movie. at· concessionary rate )£1 off Cl Sun 13 and Mon 14 7.00 in her very own film. Madonna, A powerful double-bill of recent Hungarian films however, only has a cameo role PRENOM CARMAN office for details. DAMIEL TAKES A TRAIN 1151 A sharply observed insight into the moral condition of a nation in crisis. and early reports suggest thif is a 11 Oct; 9.00 FORBIDDEN RELATIONS 1181 very slick, funny film and su ,- prise, George Square Theatre A frank depiction of a passionate love affair between step-brother and sister. surprise, Madonna is very good. Jean-Luc Goddard's tribute to the· Clnema2 Film Noir. Tues 15 and Wed 16 6.45 and 8.45 In the History and Theory of Cinema season being run in conjunction with the University of Edin- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1.50, 5.30, 8.10 THE SPINAL TAP ;.;td,:~jN~~¥8d'R(;Ae~IGARI (PG) Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali's scandalous surrealist film An extremely scary film, more so GHOSTBUSTERS UN CHIEN ANDALOU 1181 because it's a well-made scary 13 Oct; 6.45 8.28 50p matinees this week: A PRIVATE FUNCTION (Wednesday9); UNDER THE VOLCANO (Thurs­ film. A group of teenagers in Playhouse day 10); THE OFACIAL VERSION (Friday 11); THE BIG CHILL !Tuesday 15). All at 2.30. Srraalltown USA discover there's Need you be told? Far funni"er than more. to nightmares than meets Gremlins and with the new parap­ the eye. Don't go alone. sychology Chair worth another look, Uf;EFORCE 2.10, 6.00, 8.20 THE PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH A group of space vampires NETWORK descend on some unsuspecting 160ct; 6.45 8.40 humans, giving the Special Effect George Square Theatre Dept an absolute field day. The As a contrast, Peter Finch plays an results are wonderfully horrific in American journalist/TV presenter the 'Alien' mould. Well wort.1:1.

UNIVENTS IVII JSIC: ------THURS 10 OCT SAT 12 OCT THURS 10 OCT SUN 13 OCT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY EU ANTI-APARTHEID GROUP: ------ARMOURY SHOW ------FRUITS OF ,PASSION SKI SHOW A DAY OF PROTEST Coasters Hoochie Coochie Club Student Centre House AND SOLIDARITY (Tollcross) Excellent Scottish band, very 10 am-5 pm Assemble George Square 10 am to Ex-Skids people in armoury show good.- very accessible and not as Free !)ntry march on the city centre at 11 am. shock. obscure as they sound. SOCIALIST WORKER Speakers from the liberation DAVID CASSIDY FRIENDS OF SCOTIISH OPERA STUDENTS' SOCIETY movements of Southern Africa Playhouse Queen's Hall DHTRoom 318 give talks at the Assembly Rooms, (Greenside Place) :2 pm 1 pm · George Street, between 12 noon Oh, don't you just love him? The An illustrated talk South Africa: The Road to Revolu­ and 5 pm. original chipmunk-cheeked hero is tion. A talk by guest speaker back with _bang and a wimp. TAM WHITE AND THE DEXTERS THE FINAL AUDITIONS: Preservation Hall Lindsey German, followed by dis­ RICHARD Ill DEAD ON ARRIVAL cussion. Open meeting. · Bedlam Thjeatre Jail house COMPULSION BROTHERS Jail house EU OPERA CLUB: AUDITIONS 2-5pm (Calton Road) {_, Music Faculty, A[ison House All welcome. No experience MAKOSSA 5-7pm necessary. Preservation Hall MON 14 OCT Auditions for chorus and solo parts THE DANCING BEARS (Victoria Street) for the second term production of Chambers Street TOM WAITS "The Rake's Progress" by Ivor 8 pm-1 am FRI 11 OCT Playhouse Stravinsky. Costume designers, m Happy Hour 9-10 pm (Library Bar) Please note new date. Gravel-voi­ ake-up and other backstage crew The standard Saturday night SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES ced American singer and crafter of also required. Auditions at the Super Trog Disco i,i the Ballroom Playhouse fine songs. same time tomorrow. Also singers is given a new lease of life with The original queen of the punks THE MIRRORS must bring something to sing. new sound and light systems. supported by the Scientists. Preservation Hall EU POETRY SOCIETY t'ARK ROOM DISCO FESTIVA VICE ROYS DHT Conference Room Teviot Row Hoochie Coochie Club Jailhouse 7.30 pm 8 pm-12 midnight (West Tollcross) A reading by BRIAN McCABE Cocktail Happy Hour 8-9 pm Latir\ American night at the Hooch, 0..11 welcome usually very good and different TUES 15 OCT from the usual. ARTS SOCIETY SUN 13 OCT SPEAR OF DESTINY Braid Room, Societies Centre GOOMBAY BEAT Playhouse 7.30 pm The Barbados Squite Good band, why are they not more Th e first meeting of the year to CATHOLIC STUDENTS' UNION (West Tollcross) 23 George Square in the popular. Fronted by Kirk Brandon elect office-bearers, to discuss Reggae and soul club also on late of Theatre of Hate. events, to sign up for the life draw­ Common Room Saturday night from 9.30 to 3 am. 8.15 pm ALISON KINNAIRD perates a student cinema pass ing classes. A chance for members Late Bar, open to all. Mr Akram of the Lothian commun­ Laigh Room, St. Cecilia'sa Hall h desk. For six visits you pay the and prospective members to get ity Relations council _;;,ill be speak­ (Cowgate) d. After this the card is removed acquainted. BOBBY WISHART SEXTET ew fiver for your troubles. The ing on "Ethnic Minorities". Queen's Hall Presented by the Scottish Philhar­ DISCO TIL MIDNIGHT (Clerk st.) monic Club at 7.30 pm, tickets £3. Chambers Street Saxophonist extrordinairewith liis (concessions). Traditional Scottish Happy Hour 8-9 pm MON 14 OCT own sextet. Also on are Step. Harp player. efrom Sunday to Thursday in all (see photograph) t £2.60 at the weekend. Cinemas EDINBURGH STUDENT FAT SAM'S BAND FRI 11 OCT CHARITIES APPEAL SNO Jailhouse Small Bar, Chambers Street Usher Hall dents for all performances in WEST SIDE BLUES BAND 7.30 pm 7.30 WED 16 OCT e only non-smoking part of the The .Pleasance Bar General Meeting - all welcome. Conductor, Paavo Berglund. AMAZULU ening shows. Incidentally, this Happy Hour 7.30-8.30 pm EU THIRD WORLD FIRST Assembly Halls Band playing at 8 pm Ochil Room, The Pleasance SAT 12 OCT (George Street) 7.30 pm APB plus DISCO Fresh from their recent hit, Excita­ A video of- John Pilger's o"ARZAN'S MILKMEN varying from day to day, but Potterrow ble, Amazulu are a great live ba11d 'Nicaragua' with a discussion Queen Margaret College ost a measly 50p; early evening 8pm-1 am ~d the Assembly Rooms a great afterwards. (Clerwood Terr.) here are no concessions for late Happy Hour 8.30-9.30 pm venue for their style. both cinemas. MEDICINE SHOW DISCO sco . 'iTS OF THE 60'5 Chambers Street Queen's Hall WED 16 OCT Playhouse 8pm-12.45am 7.45 Part of the SCO UK tour. less stated otherwise, but guest A must for all '60s freaks. ny Union Shop for £1 .25. SOCIAL DEMOCRAT SOCIETY Mendlesssohn, David Gow, FLAMING MUSSOLINIS Mozart and Beethoven. £8-£3 plus THE GOVERNMENT Teviot Row Seminar Room 1, Chaplaincy Centre concession. Jailhouse include soup and bread for your 8 pm-2 am Happy Hour 9-10 pm 2pm The band tonight is an extra, the All welcome to listen to this talk normal Friday night happenings on trade unions. s .1p : £4 for four years allowing. carry on undisturbed with the GREEN BANANA CLUB > ny Sunday performance; £2 for Mega Disco in the Debating Hall Potterrow before performance, inlcudes and the Park Room Disco 8 pm-1 am bs around the country and free downstairs. Happy Hour 8.30-9.30 pm

October 11th October 14th EXHIBS Siouxsie and the Tom Waits T T I L L s Banshees (Please note new date) T V A R s £5.50, £5 £7.50, £6.50 A L L E R V E N T R E G October 15th October 16th Spear of Destiny Hits of the 60's 225 2424 557 1140 · THE EMPERORS WARRIORS W. EUGENE SMITH £4.50 £4 £5,£4 Till 1st Nov RETROSPECTIVE 1943-1973 October 17th-18th October 23rd This must not be missed. Your ,ill 2 Nov only chance in Britain to see the The major works of one of the Thompson Twins Danny La Rue terracotta warriors of Ch 'in. It's most influential American photo­ £7.50, £6.50 £6,£5 worth braving the queues, believe journalists. October 25th October 26th me. (see photograph) The Drifters plus Kelly Monteith FRUITMARKET Christian One Man Show N AT I O N A L · G A L L E R V £5, £4 £5,£4 GALLERY October 30th 225 2383 L·eve/42 (556 8921) CHRISTOPHER LE BRUN TRIBUTE~O WILKIE ANDREW WALKER Till 130ct Till 160ct An in-depth study of the Scottish A selection of their paintings and ainter. drawin s. 0 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985 Fallen Idols and, notably this was with old mate­ rial (Kicker Conspiracy and 2 by 4). Student's October gig guide Fri. 18th Thompson Twill! A very loud muddy, sound meant was compiled by Keith Came­ (Playhouse) that Mark Smith's charming North­ Maria Muldau· ron. See What's On pages for a (Queen's Hall) r ern witticisms-for many the main more comprehensive listing appeal of the group - were lost in the bloody awful racket that Karl each week. Mon 21st Prefab Sprout (Coasters) Burns and Steven Hanley were Wed. 23rd Icicle Works/7 West making. Thurs. 10th Armoury Show (Rumours} (Coasters) Andy Munro (Queen The word that immediately David Cassidy Margaret College) springs to mind when listening to (Playhouse) Danny La Rue the Fall nowadays is 'pointless'. Fri. 11th Siouxsie and the Ban· (Playhouse) Ironically the constant repetition of shees/Scientists Fri. 25th Marc Almond (Coas. new LP/four, new LP/four ad (Playhouse) ters) infinitum has really blunted the Festiva (Hoochie Drifters/Christian potency of 'this cool group'. Smith Coochie Club) (Playhouse) was trying to be ironic when he Bobby Wishart Sex­ Carol Kidd with labelled himself thus, but the truth tet/Step (Queen's Sandy Taylor Trio is the Fall have found themselves a Hall) and String Quartet cosy little niche at the forefront of APB (Potterrow) (Queen's Hall) the 'cool alternative scene' and Sat. 12th Tarzanz Milkmen Sat. 26th Mud (Yes, The seem quite happy to remain there. I (Queen Margaret Mud!!) (Queen Mar­ put this to Brix Smith after the show College garet College) and she was naturally defensive. Fruits of Passion Kelly Monteith 'We make a nice living in the Fall (Hoochie Coochie (Playhouse) and I'd be quite happy to carry on Club) Sun. 27th Primal Scream/Meat doing this forever. I don't think we Whiplash/Weather will ever qe top twenty but we're The ever alert Mark E. Smith.· Photo: Jim Laidlaw Prophets ( H oochie quite happy to be top fifty. The Fall Mon. 14th Tom Waits Cooehie Club- to be will outlast all this crap that's of Manchester (and LA) need (Playhouse - NB: confirmed) fHEFALL around'. The opinions of Burns and NEW DATE!!) not necessarily be vegetarian Hanley by comparison made Brix Tues. I 5th Spear of Destiny Soasters wimps. look pretty profound. Both seemed (Playhouse) Mon. 28th Slain! Video (Rumours) "The Continentals are little In time-honoured tradition they mighty impressed by life in a 'rock Wed. 16th Hits of the 60's played Edinburgh in early October, and roll' band and 'got a big thrill Playhouse George Benson monkeys, and yesterday we and unfortunately their perfor­ out of performing'. Amazulu (Assembly (Playhouse 2 !tad liver and sausages" Mark mance was just as ritualistic. For Rooms) shows) Smith Claims on Paint work. the most part reproducing unin· Sadly the Fall seem to have Goo Goo Muck Wed. 30th Level 42 (Playhouse) With these thoughts in mind I spiredly their new LP This Nation's developed into a friendly bunch of (Queen Margaret Deaf Heights ( Queen Saving Grace, only twice did they careerists. I hope they're taking the College) Margaret College) was looking forward to seeing manage to raise any level of excite-· piss but on this showing I doubt it. Thurs. 31st Billy Connolly Thurs. 17th Thompson Twins the Fall prove that the Smiths ment Tom Lappin (Playhouse) in the rather small audience; (Playhouse)

being claustrophobic. In short, at least they've got an awareness of son of Joy Division out of SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK it's well worth the long ride on what the music scene needs al the Damned); one song was possi ~ly Manhattan's, Leith the No. 7 to get there. moment: a large kick up the called "Let's Go", but the only title On the other hand, ic 's probably backside. I'm sure about i '·Shoot It Up": not worth your while crossing the Still, I suppose the fact that it was make of that what you will - the Apparently this was the first street to see Sigue Sigue Sputnik. the "outrageous" bit they latched lyrics were inaudible. time that Manhattan's Disco "Pedestrian" is the word that onto should have been a warning. I was sent to review Sigue Sigue on the Shore in Leith had been sprung to mind, though whether it As it turned out, they were no more Sputnik because they're going to be used as a live music venue, but best describes the band's perfor­ subversive or shocking than any VERY BIG - it appears that this with any luck it won't be the mance, or what I should have been group with long dyed hair and a col­ has already been decided (huge lection of five-minute-plus songs EMI contract, A&R men round last, as the place has a lot going (i.e. walking out of the place) I' m not sure. The only thing that made based on heavy-metal guitar riffs: them like flies round shit etc, etc); for it; Leith is pretty trendy me stay to the c;nd (which wasn't, to "Kiss", for inst.mce. Oh yes, the as to who has decided, I couldn't these days, of course, but apart be honest, all that far away from-the singer shouted "Kiss my ass" occa­ tell you: someone, presumably, from that and its considerable beginning- the set was only about sionally: real storm the Bastille with a great desire to provide us distance from the centre of 40 minutes long) was the fact that stuff, eh? with music "subversive" enough to town, Manhattans bas only they were described in their press Apart from the singer, there let us let off steam safely every now good points: intimate without relear.• as "the most outrageous .were two drummers, two guitarists, and again - but never to blow our and a sounds-effects-cassette tops. Enough said: the public gets being cramped, seedy but not band -lnce the Sex Pistols". Now, anyone who compares themselves player; they played sl ightly faster what the public wants. Michael Jeffries decrepit? atmospheric without to the Sex Pistols can't be all bad - than average goth music (bastard Duncan McLean

highlighi , the Big Dish. Probably BIGDISH/ more derivative than the Teenage fEENAGE DOG ORGY Dog Orgy Chain, I got fed up with counting their Lloyd Cole imperso ?otterrow nations and started counting the square bits in the Potterrow ceiling "We're Teenage Dog·Orgy and instead. (Final total: 144.) we're fucking shit," says Paul The problem with the Big Dish Hullah before singing(?) a song (apart from having a record deal with Virgin which they aren't ready ,bout chickens. So just maybe for and possibly never will be) is these guys aren't totally seri­ that they virtually ignore the audi­ ous; I think they're actually · ence for most of their set; moody pretty serious about trying tQ poses would be fine in Wembley be funny, and I did find them arena, but seem laughably out of quite amusing for a while. It's place in a room this size. The audi­ about time someone took the . ence seemed to be unwelcome out­ siders watching the band audition piss out of the Jesus and Mary for their appearance on the Tube. Chain anyway. The enormous one-pace drum The Sisters of Mercy clothes, the sound didn't help matters: their Joy Division basslines, the writhing previous single, "Big New Begin­ about on the floor, the Jimmy ning", which at least sounded quite Saville impressions nicked off John clean and melodic on record, faded Cooper Clarke, perhaps it is all too into the mass, and only "a song contrived and cliquey - the audi­ about swimming" and their next ence did seem to consist mainly of single, "Prospect Street", managed the band's friends. Still, anyone to retain any subtlety. A lot of who can bring out the psychotic people left halfway through; five side of "Postman Pat" must be, people did call for more at the end, worth having around. but the band had already left - ... Which is more than you can gone home to practice their version say about the evening's alleged of "Brand New Friend". Graphic: Rory Macbeth Duncan Hewitt Saddle Sore out numbers, including a beauti­ E LONG RYDERS NEW YORK JAZZ/ fully melodic bass solo and, in gen­ McCOLL CONDUCT eral, the band played with the skill QUARTET that you would expect. However, Queen's Hall/Glenelg Hotel there was a tendency for the solos r those of you wondering to wander, taking with them the hat the hell Andy Kershaw Madonna's Ex-Lover Vicar audience's attention. The, main problem on the night was the s been on about of late with. in Nude Choirboy.Shock! s New Wave of American emptiness of the hall; the lack of ood Old-Fashioned Guitar W~II, now I've got your atmosphere turning what could nds (NWOAGOFGB for 'attention, let's talk about jazz have been a great night into an ordi­ Yes, I know you probably nary one. ort), then the Queen's Hall On Monday nights at the s the place to be last Sunday. think of it as something for the Glenelg, for only £1.50, you can s sirree, boys and girls, the middle-class and middle­ hear some of the best Jazz in Scot­ ng Ryders had hit town and aged,. and so it is, but then land. Last Monday I saw the xas Fever was in the air. again in ten years, you'll all be McColl/Conduct Quartet caress the middle-class and middle-aged, audience with ballady (no, not bal­ lady awful) guitar Jazz in the Pat To be truthful, the Long Ryders so s_tart going now;and avoid k a great deal better than they Metheny mould. Mixed with this und. They are The Monkees the rush later. were harder hitting numbers; Mike ying heavy metal: pageboy hair­ The JAZZ WEEK in Edinburgh Travis on drums created a metallic ts, sideburns and three-chord is largely dominated by the Plat­ backcloth of sound which counter­ cks. Nothing much wrong with form concerts. On Fridays at the pointed the silken playing of Lac­ at, in fact their traditional bar­ Queen's Hall you get the big name hian and Tony. With them were the om stomps could be quite bands, whereas the local talent can Smart Arts Duo of sax and bass. hilarating, particularly the be found at the Glenelg Hotel on They played an excellent brand of rnstorming opener, Looking for Monday nights. Last Friday saw experimental jazz and can be seen wis and Clark. Yet it all became four very experienced New Yor­ playing in Zips for Lips at the ch of a muchness sooner rather kers (having played with Buddy Queen's Hall in November. Watch n later, due mainly to the noise. Rich, Toots Thielemans and Gary out for Friday's concert at the e Long Ryders were, like, loud. Burton) and one Scot under the Queen's Hall when the Bobby Wishart Sextet takes the stage. , not just loud, man, LOUD. name of New York Jazz grace the wdy Miss Claudy, my ears are stage. There were a couple of stand James Jazz I buzzing a full day after the nt; boys, didn't you ever hear mmy say "noise annoys"? In the periods when my head was t clotted with feedback it seemed Too Cool ar that these lads were having "a erate excitement - he leaves the I good time". They think Edin­ punters thinking he'd rather be rgh is "real nice", the Queen's PAUL HAIG/ washing his hair than performing to II is "a real nice church"; all in SCREAMING NOBODIES a packed house, which considering , they were "real glad to be Wot? You can't make a Monkee out of me! Photo: Craig McNico/ \ Coasters his precision bouffant (haircut like re". I.was beginning to feel " real geometry, as Lloyd Cole would af' and "real bored" but what the right place. An image of Elvis Pre- one should guard against thinking I Despite arriving in time to say!) is probably not too far from ck, y'all seemed to lurve it. sley is held triumphantly aloft at the that the current glut of Kershaw­ hear only the last two numbers the truth. end and the Long Ryders reaffirm Bands are the genre's best expo­ from support band The However, he gave us forty he Long Ryders play no-pon­ the Southern genesis of this whole nents. How about a Fabulous minutes or so of largely new mate­ se, four-cornered rock; they're rock and roll thang. They proclaim Thunderbirds revival , Andy? Screamihg Nobodies I've no rial - apparently there's a new od but not great. Certainly, their the geetar as king but are not. Mind you, the sideburns revival doubt that we'll be hearing· album in the pipeline. A video rts - and roots - are in the regrettably, kings of the geetar and is long overdue .. .. much more from this excellent screen behind the band spewed Keith Cameron band, whose two vocalists did forth a few meaningless images - whether or not this was connected full justice to as lively a set of to the show was anybody's guess. A songs as I've heard in a while. damned good horse whipping is in Calling Doctor Love I'd started to think the sheer order, for Paul seems to be unfamil­ energy displayed by this group iar with gig etiquette - he didn't very long game, and only with enjoyed themselves, some dancing, play any of his better known singles had died out along with the the very last shot, and some just listening. But for these (Justice. Heaven Sent, Blue for Fire Engines and (the early) everyone was very, very people who were uninpressed by You). Big Blue World received a the dull fodder of Discos and Boat Orange Juice. Not so! welcome airing, and his new single happy, and he was called sten. Let me tell you a story. Races, this union poli~y made them Paul Haig, former front-man of Heaven Help You Now is another Dennis. happy. those purveyors of perfect pop, goodie - typical Paul Haig stuff. goes like this. Listen. Let me tell you another This story might have happy end­ Josef K, came on to a decidedly no radical change here. There once was a very nice story. The night was finished in a rather ing. lukewarm reception. You wonder an who played snooker, and It goe~ like this. why, with such a fine collection of peculi~r manner, with the ·encore· ,There once was a very nice man Listen. beat a very boring man in a Listen first to the cheers and truly classy electro-pop songs, this consisting of the video for the new who was almost a pops tar, and he single being played. As I said, a claps as Teviot desperately sought man hasn't become a star and on his was in a famous band, but they damned good horsewhipping is cal­ to get into the Groove. Listen also showing tonight, I'd guess it's split.up, and some people were sad. to the splendid funk/social/high-life partly down to his inability to gen- led for! Johnny Lowe But then the popstar formed his hybrid that is the pure pop of Zeke own band, and they played very Manyika Resist if you can his happy music which made people charm, his jovial exhortations, be dance and smile, and the popstar unmoved if you will by his smile. was called Zeke, and his Doctor Cherish him. was called Love. Listen, if you were at Teviot, tell Everyone clapped and shouted everyone how much you enjoyed and cheered and Zeke smiled, and yourself because there was a good Every Friday & Saturday everyone was very happy. band playing. And especially, tell Listen. Let me tell you a story. as many EUSA people as you can Perhaps it should go like this. that you want to see more good REGGAE & SOUL There once was a union policy to bands. book popbands to play at the Uni­ Perhaps then I may be able to tell · EVERY SUNDAY versity, and lots of people came and you another story. Robin Durie FIEST A TROPICANA

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It is Fun* It is Groovy * Check it out Soon . (CHIEF SU.I AT THE CONTROLS) Paul Haig viewing the prospect of "a good horsewhiping" with his custom­ ary equanimity. Photo: Jim Laidiaw 12 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985 His Royal Highness-Pip speak, d d and co-operative and concerned to also s~arts froThm that same basi · r 1 "One of those stupid bums who never went to university - and a previo usly supp te un er- . y expenence. erefore, if 1 ; graduates. use all those expressions. ou there as a viewer, you You fat lot of harm it did me" was how Edinburgh University s " In many ways ,, he argued, "stu- won't be able to do that tf we only people with the Will Chancellor reflected, in 1969, about the university education he dents arrived at' university uncer- think of a sort of technology base, development but apsame state · base or even a · ' proachin never had. His Royal Highness Prince Philip, and Duke o r tain about what to expect. The or an ec?nomtc,, ' ferent problems." g Edinburgh, has been Chancellor since 1952. In a private teachers didn't know what to commercial base. . Although he thinks ·1 · . ' interview with Devin Scobie and Alan Young he talked openly, expect, and the students didn't "It's got to be human behaviour ble fo~ him to "keep i~ ;~ unpoJ if know what to expect - and, of that matters, and I think the under- the annual, biannual or ev~ch ~- for the first time, to Student about his role as Chancellor and the course, they came from com- standing of human beh_av1our rannial turnover of n q~ changing face of higher education in Britain. · munities and families that had no hasn't gone hand·t~-hand with the because they attend u · st~de'i!/ previous university experience so understanding of, in a sense, the relative! short s ac ntvers1tyfllj In his inaugural Chancellor's lec­ that, I think, they suffered from facts of ltfo. But exactly how you Chancelior belieJes ~h of time, ture at the University last year, what might be described 'intellec- would modify higher education in t" . th bl ere is v Prince Philip stated that "Chancel­ tual indigestion'."' that way I don't know." tonh in e ~ro ems confron~le· immediately post-war , there was ~ Chancellor believes that a great behaviour - whatever you like to ~ tremendously serious interest in many students came from schools call it. I mean civilisation in the nl university education. Ev~rybody and backgrounds which had never sense that it is going to be peaceful STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985 13 ·dding Around Opinion e Students' Association days when I have to attend case interested, simply go along to the The Spirit of the Raj aygroup could not function conferences," Craig's mother told Playgroup and see Jane or Helen Britain is no longer an Empire "thout a subsidy from EUSA me. And one father who came to or go to the first meeting of th~ expressions of their pain, we were pick up his daughter remarked that Friends of the Playgroup in the where 'the sun never sets'. instead provided with a nice , con­ e. you). But where is it and Charles Le Quesne reflects on ned and utterly irrelevant piece ot hat does it do? David Cline it was very good the way the chil­ Pentland Room at 6 pm on Tuesday dren are never fobbed off with 15th. the arrogance which he thinks sentimental slush from "The Cars". vestigates. sweets - all the sweets provided Finally a few words from some of persists throughout British Such attitudes exist • clearly enough at university as well. The The Pleasance is a confusing are wholesome ( unsweetened fruit the clients-:-the kids. (Although it society. increasingly popular year off in ce to everyone except the juice, plain biscuits and fruit). proved quite hard getting quotes Britain once had an Empire: Bri­ many cases seems to have become a enies who use it to play war r------replacement for the Raj - at least es or discuss philosophy or one tain no longer has an empire. Yet a in the eyes of the parents who pay the other mysterious things that large proportion of the population, spurred on by the attitude of the for the expedition to exotic India. ely go on there. However, if you Africa or South America. "Send government and the media, seem to pen tci wander past the Pent­ the kid off to the Third World for a believe that it either does or should d Room of the Salisbury Block month or two to become a man and still exist. Ignoring the rights or ring the day you'll hear the to see how the other half lives - wrongs of colonialism (if there are nds of small children. And if. I maybe he'll even be able to help go in you'll be confronted by any serious rights to consider), surely this attitude is not only them." More often than not the ut a dozen small children darn­ "kid" will come back with even less foolish but dangerous and is drag­ ing on the climbing frame or of an idea of what the world is ' ging this country further and tending to be He-Man (the pre­ about, having only stayed long ool cult hero from Masters of the further into economic and social decay. enough in one place to- taste the iverse) or painting 'Abstract in I local I The attitude of both the media beer and pick up some clothes wn No. 47' or one of the many and jewellery on the cheap. The and the general public towards non- er ingenious things that small I prevailing attitude remains that industrialised countries seems to be s get up to ("For heaven's sake none of these countries are as "de­ e the doctor's set!"). This then is affected by this. This was particu- larly evident in the reporting this cent" as our own. EUSA Playgroup. Looking down the societies list in summer of the Sudanese and Ethio­ he Playgroup caters for up to 20 the Freshers' Handbook this term ' pian famine - most particularly in dren at a time (aged between you may have noticed a new one 1 the popularised coverage of "Live and 5) and is run by·two full­ called the Colonial Society-not, I supervisors (Jane Fifoot and Aid". ..______l...,;i.:;;;;...... J i While the idea of harnessing the believe, a joke. but a drinking and en Waldren) with the help of I dining club for all of us poor exiled The Playgroup relies very heavily from the under-fives.) " I like going , egos of pop-stars in a creative way ent volunteers. Now well into Englishmen:As I said before, some on student helpers. In fact there down the chute," Rhoda. "Can [ was undoubtedly inspired, the hird year, after a shaky start, ! people would still like to believe would be no Playgroup without the have some more juice please?" attitude towards those that the Playgroup is well established, I that there is still an Empire, and volunteers. Student involvement iding both an essential service is Craig. And lastly, one of the vete- I appeal was intended to help was th~t Britain, particularly England. centred on the Friends of the Playg- rans of the Playgroup, Big "I'm I incredibly patronising. When pic­ arents and a rewarding experi­ is by natural choice the greatest e for students. roup (previously called the Playg- Four'' Martin when asked what he j tures of the suffering Africans were nation of earth. he Playgroup offers a cheap, roup Support Group) who operate liked about the Playgroup said, "I shown. rather than hearing what ible service, running from 9 to a rota system, working in pairs for love it to bits . ., Cute kid, eh? they had to say or even inarticulate Charles Le Quesn': Monday to Friday. At 40p an two hours a week. That's the same I r for students (60p non-slu­ two hours every week so the unreli­ ts), it is very economical, espe­ able or half-hearted need not ly in comparison with local pri­ apply. (However, you can still e nurseries with similar opening prove you're a warm and caring rs. Certainly the parents I human being by paying a pound There when you need us ... ke to spoke warmly of the ser­ and simply being a Friend, rather . "The Playgroup provides a than a volunteer.) r ,, py, secure environment for ·our Patience and stamina are said to d who is learning to play cu­ be essential qualities when working ratively with other children, as with children, and you don't get I as learning to relate to diffe­ paid as a volunteer, so why do stu­ t adults. I also appreciate the dents do it? '"It's exhausting but it's ibility of being able to leave my great fun. Honest." ''I'd never d later at the Playgroup on the worked with kids before, so I was ,,,.,.,., .,.,., .,,,1. very uneasy at first. But once I got to know them and they got to know FEATURES me it was very rewarding," said one pective feature writers are of the few male volunteers. ys wel~o'!'e in Student. Any­ Another (female) volunteer said: who 1s mterested in writing "I enjoy the feeling that rm doing larly should come to the Edito­ something useful for a change. Meeting at I pm on Friday the October in the basement of I Something completely different leuch Place. from my course work. •· ..,., ., .,., ., .,., New student volunteers ., .,., ., ., always welcome, so if you

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Fc.iturcs Money--professional foul

On the eve.of the £1 million Dunhill Cup at St Andrews Dave which were hindered by the Yarrow spo~e to the tournament arranger, Peter .Ger~an. Is ghostlike atmosphere of Meadow­ sp?rt, with its ~raditionally social and political overtones, now bank and a large rabbit that sup­ bemg commercially exploited, and is this in fact worse? posedly had been to Waverley Mar­ ket. As long as sponsorship is more' important than money taken at the Sport has its origins in the desire simply to watch him perform and gate, sport is living on a kidney fo r man to make his lot more abso­ county cricket without him would machine. Last season sponsorship lute. His social demands were indi­ certainly struggle financially. ·deals in the Scottish League total­ rectly met in.the collective pursuit Rather than being a disgrace to led close to £2 million , with 28 out Jf new pastimes, most of which English cricket Botham is its patron of the 38 clubs pulling in more ,11ere conducive to successful saint. Edinburgh District Council through commercial activities than ~atherings of both the lower classes are equally guilty of exploiting 1nd the gentry. sport politically, but enough is said through their turnstiles. The doc­ elsewhere on their attitude to apar­ toring of this kidney machine is the The exploitation of sport has not 'responsibility' of such organisa­ relented and in many instances, theid to make any comments here redundant.. tions as MacCormack's !MG. The :_g. the rowing regatta at Henley, Dunhill Cup was conceived by The exploitation of sport socially lhe action is considered an irrita­ Maccormack and the concept was and to a lesser extent politically tion, detracting from the enjoy­ sold to Dunhill as a sponsorship tended to focus the attention away ment of the gathering. Murrayfield vehicle-lMG once more acting as Golf Club in Edinburgh is a celeb­ from the improvement of the games commercially. The growth of pro­ a catalyst, producing a sporting ration o'fthe fact that being talented event that in the words of Peter ll the game holds no weight in the fessionalism among sportsmen had German, IM G's tournament ;trnggle for membership. The golf little impact on the backstage bureaucracy who on the whole organiser, is "meaningful to spon­ !II Murrayfield is secondary to the sors". While sponsorship at the remained amateur and mderstanding that the club is an Open or Wi'!'bledon is almost inci­ institution of privilege; the talk is unbusinesslike. Cricket has for too dental, such events are, as Germa·n aot of sport but of the great days of long been run by badly paid sec­ insists, "the cream of the present 1111perialism. Murrayfield GC is retaries, many of them retired offic­ sporting environment and not typi­ perhaps a museum to the memory ers; men with little understanding cal of the normal calendar event, the British Raj. of the economic difficulties of the x where more than mere gate nfoney What is even more deplorable is players. Membership subscriptions is essential." !MG are no charitable that both journalists and politicians are still absurdly low for the coun­ laave the power to use sport as a ties with Test match grounds, As long as sponsorship is more w:hicle to voice their opinions on where their members can see the important than money taken at aatters that are completely out of Tests for nothing. the gate, sport is living on a kid­ :ontext. During Wimbledon Rex In the last twenty years, how­ ney machine. Bellamy, tennis correspondent of eve.r, commercialism in sport has the Times , wrote, "It's remarkable rapidly exploded, with the accounts Botham's antics at Trent Bridge brought life to an afternoon that was I that Germany's taking such an of sporting tycoons Marek Maccor­ organisation and make no attempt dering on immense tedium. Ph oto: Dave Yano ictive interest in the same Centre mack, Barry Hearn and Tim Hud­ to hide the fact that their marriage :ourt that forty years ago they were son . flourishing, thanks to the with sport is not a benevolent one, ii> desperately trying to bomb." talented sporting entourage that but one of mutual attraction. An integral part of this commer­ cial package doctored by IMG is 1961 , Scottish footballers aside and the Kellogs board the television rights. This was the (strengthened by their entry to the once more hold their breath. Me case with Packer who was to suffer TGWU) have weighed against while the remaining athletes, ma, a tremendous financial backlash tempted gold the "relations of total without adequate sponso from excessive TV coverage of the humiliation and subserviency fight it out under the midday~ "Tests". Attendances were so poor inseparable from moving to an and Roger Bannister turns gentl,i that the MCG was graced with dull- English club". The strong Scottish his grave. bed applause and British sport can element in League football has ~xpect similar consequences if the greatly hindered the national side, The financial exploitation d organisers sell out to TV. It is m that fir tly the Hampden Park sport may have more dangerot! perhaps a "catch 22" situation, but crowd, that fastidious National repercussions than the prevHlll as long as bodies such as the SFA Assembly, have been reluctant to social affiliation. believe that TV is the "commercial let "anglos" feel at home (it being a plank that will keep the game constant gibe that they were One final thought is that the Ill alive", STY and BBC will be included simply 10 justify the selec- mercial exploitation of sport, ' allowed to dictate to the Old Firm tors' frequent jaunts south), and illustrated in the vast collection! that they must play on a Sunday, secondly because of the impending hospitality tents at Wimbledon~ that they must play after the Eas- decline of many a player who chose Sandwich, may have turned tenders omnibus edition and that to move south in search ofcnmmer- table full circle, in that the spo they must be vetoed by MIS. In the cial riches. Jim Baxter never gave once more seen as incidental: recent wranglings so little consider- his best for Sunderland and latterly social and business carnival, ation was given to the paying public Nottingham Forest. and Jimmy many the only event of con that the November 17th alli ance Johnstone was a bitter failure at ence. John Junior was particu between TV and football is in Sheffield United.. As Bob critical of the Wimbledon vi danger of becoming a marriage C and it is hard to dism. is.s .his . h . rampsey wrote, " they personified w~~ wit no witnesses. the mute revolt of the industrial when you witness V1rg1nia ltisalsotruethatparticularareas Scot against the appalling sur- the ambassadress of the All~ o f sporting commercialism can roun ct·mgs ·m w h.1 ch he was called land Club, play·,ng out her fi.~# enge~d~ a nationalistically divisive upon 10 spend his working and Wimbledon match to a two-th! moo · hile it is hard not to find social life", and it was therefore empty Centre Court, the abse nl i F.,dinburgh Marathon-a low-key affair dominated by the sponsors' Jaree sympathy with the lowl y paid cric- predictable that England and its ket-holders finding lunch withli'I bunny. Photo: Dave Yarrow keters who, unattracted to the financial awards was too out of busihess hosts or fri ends of greal Fortunately such an unnecessary they are pnv1leged to manage. Such degrading prospect of tes11·mon1·a1 ch aracler to be of service. interest.· Wh'I1 e sue h an att1t~ ::omment didn't go unnoticed and developments have not received matches, chose the Packer alterna- cannot be legislated against, illl<'I ::aused a minor international inci­ the unanimous applause that many tive, such developments were A further argument against the provoke sympathy, not only for• !ent. SimUarly, what right did the predicted and on the eve of Mac- essentially damaging for bo'th club commercial doctoring of sport is an player, but for the thousands of!~ and country By ,·mpl·cat·o, egalitarian one. Events 1,·ke the h~ _.onserva11ve MP and frustrated Cormack's Dunhill Cup at St · 1 n money nis fans who queued for four ~ :ricketer John Carlisle have to con­ Andrews, it is perhaps appropriate was considered of greater value Suntory World Matchplay and the and were unable 10 get into :lemn Ian Botham for his behaviour to reflect on the criticism that the than the pride of playing for the Dunhill Cup could be seen to be Centre court. Peter Gerrna~,! Judng Saturday's play at Trent financial exploitation of sport Ashes or the County Champion- divisive in that they promote exclu- !MG remain unrepentant: ""I' 3ndge, describing him as "a dis­ might have more dangerous reper- ships. Not only then did Packer and siveness; the invited competitors out commercialism sporting e~~ ::race to English cricket". In that cuss1ons than the entirely social the South African tour rob England earning £10,000 before they've would not be such enormous"'' . · h. h · of many valuable cricketers but played a shot. The gulf between the · r· ·• 3otham has had a less glamorous a ffil iatton w 1c onginally dogged , f s1ons. It is of mutual bene 11 .., comme · they also humiliated the venerable top pro essionals and their Th bl' h f h ou1~ .:ducat1on than is common for 1 0 ~nghsh Test cricketers; the English This ;~•:r.f~J;:~~-rgh marathon institution of Lords which had sue- impoverished colleagues is con ti nu- Cup fs e;~~o:Se~:ng~ 1htatth.e ~ cum bed to bus,·ness t ally_ widening, but as Peter German " ¥orkmg man's answer to Rambo attracted 64 sponsors, the largest of ycoons. era of commercial doctonn,~ .which , Waverley Market, provided National pride was no longer seen pokints. out, such a contrast pro- sport must be preferred tot :::arlisle's remark was political. I to be paramount vo es mcent1ve amongst that bot- ha vas at Trent Bridge that Saturday guests with a lavish lunch and · k entirely social exploitation t ~ md Botham's antics at the very otherwise organised all the trim- tom mar et, acting as han msSpira- replaced. However, the venera, mings of h d b The argument against the commer- tton Nevertheless, w en teve . 1.1 1. f 1 001• east seemed to bring life to an . w a 1 was expecte to ea cial doctorin f . . - Cram attempts to break the 1349 66 ms , u mns o sport mus bii O fternoon that was bordering on sporting Jamboree. The reality was . g sport ts an egahta metres record a pac 11 · . seen to completely sell out to ., 'llmense tedium. Botham is the that h . . h rtan one. , ese er will h . . arn• sue 1nmmmgs overs adowed once more be found f O th I ness tycoons as t e1rs 1s a n1 ; >iggest magnet in British sport; the event which could boast only Similarly since the ab . . f list of mercenaries a r m. e ong strictly of convenience, and fu ..1; 000 t h , o 111 10n o , cunning track . 1. Id . pafV' any spectators attending games. -2 , ·s arters-; t e-successfuJ. the · 6ngfish·'-maltil'llUfl'l - wa e-'in ·--wi.tb .thatex~ra- unGe-will-0e, 1 ·,corpi;ner9tJl.'sm,.wou ieo 0f •. g 99 se,- - mucb'ofwhatweTespect m spO 1 STUDENT Thursday 10th October 1985 15

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(!) Secret weapon ~ Bad day for Ul}j Edinburgh 1; Easthouses 5 Edinburgh 9 The ability to convert scoring any further evidence. was need -- opportunities gave East~ouses suggest that this was not goin '4t Hutcheson's 3 . b h' d . g101 J the edge over Edinburgh's 1st E d m urg s ay, 11 was pro. The University's 1st XV XI in the East of Scotland shortly before half-time when~ ner shot just wide after bein Senior League meeting at Pef­ made a sound if unspectacular se~up by Mitchell: Furthergo:t start to their bid for glory in fermill on Saturday. Easthouses on either side of the Third Division. A well-organised offside trap interval seemed to portend i It was an enjoyable match to frustrated the University forward uncomfortable last 30 minutes, watch, especially as the opposition line in the early stages and with 20 the Edinburgh team, but a pa were ultimately reduced to a se ries minutes gone a well-directed revival prevented their oppon: of almost farcical penalty moves in header just inside the post gave from mcreasmg their tally. Crea~ E th eir attempt to break the Univer­ their more resourceful opponents industry on the wings from Gaf!Ji sity's defence. the lead. An unfortunate penalty and Govan disorientated the~ At the start it was quite a diffe­ on the half-hour following an over­ thouses defence for the first ti rent story, with Hutcheson's win­ zealous defensive challenge gave the match and a Govan header ning most possession and revealing Easthouses the opportunity to minutes from time at least alarming disarray amongst Edin­ extend their advantage and only a eluded a disappointing aftenxt burgh's backs by good use of high minute later Edinburgh were three on a positive note for the Uni,e kicks in a strong wind. The fact that behind when left winger Myatt side. thev failed to score was due largely drove in from IO yards in spite of a to the efficient cleaning up of War­ good attempt to save by Lynde. If nock. who always on hand to swoop on the loose ball. The two teams were evenly matched in all areas of the game, with no obvious advantage being Rise and fall gained by either pack at lineout or scru m.. If the University were ,uperior in any department. it was burgh district and Boroughmu, in the greater speed of the back row There is a saying, presumably "Last year's team never re· fqrwards in getting to a breakdown originating from the studies of played well . but rugby\ of play. It eventually took the Archimedes rather than the psychological game and with unveiling of the University's secret n Garden of Eden, that "what team having been together i weapon, Lambert, to break the goes up must come down", three years there was an air of deadlock with a good penalty kick. and there are those that iden­ In the first half. Edinburgh 'Simon Colledge, the University wing breaks through the Hutche­ fidence . which is really half the~ tify such a malaise with the tie. That's why the first couple, showed obvious weaknesses in sons' back line! Photo: Dave Yarrow their game. Having taken the lead. forthcoming University rugby games this season arc so im tant." they immediately gave the opposi­ looked like scoring. Again it was and perhaps if they are to succeed season. Equally, there are tion a chance to equal the score. left to the hooker to strike his amongst their new company they those, notably including last ft is also Lcckic's assertion t~ and Macpherson continually made deadly blow, emerging from the will have to introduce more cun­ year's club and !st XV cap­ the summer adjustments to the~ them a gift of the ball by overusing anonymity of the front row to slot ning back-play. As it was, Burns tain , David Leckie, who pre­ book wi ll be of significance ... the kicking tactic. Though aestheti­ over another fine ki~k. Hutche­ sealed the match with anoth·er pen­ fer to see the University's new scrummaging law~ will put I cally pleasing, his kicks was barely son's never threatened again. alty , the secret weapon Lambert promotion to the Scottish emphasis on big props and this constructive. James was solid in defence. and having been intxplicably removed be to the team's benefit. especia The second half was a different Douglas' efforts never waned. It from his duties. The partisan crowd Third Division as a marvellous opportunity to build on their with Richard Blcwit and Tim story. The pack's speed began to · was sad that the University failed to did not approve. at present injured." tell , and three times the University score a try; they should have done Jon Zilkha reputation, rather than a mere ------. token season's appearance to The club also competes in a U, ~e approached with trepida­ versitv Wcdncsdav League tion. which they have not lost for"' I David estimates to be three ye• Season of possibilities I Leckie·s departure from the and this, he points out, is eve n01(1I team epitomises the enormous I commendable than many appre1 1 j drawback which university clubs ate. "For teams like Strathcl) ' face in competing in the 'Scottish and Aberdeen , Edinburgh are tb , League; Edinburgh this year com­ team to beat. They are essentia! This season offers much for The Women's Hockey Club is Ladies. whose standard would pete with only half of last year's not short of initiative. When the 1 Wednesday sides who put out th~ EU men's hockey club. With match close ly with a Scottish 1st , league-winning team. Neverthe­ full team against our resen the superturf project at Peffer­ members see an opportunity of Division team. The score slips one's I less, he re mai ns optimistic: "They combining a pre-season limber-up Saturday is the Edinburgh Un11 mill nearing completion, and memory . . it was a good work- will do better than people think, sity I st XV day and in compan with a bit of fun, they don't hesitate out for the defence! and although they're young and will Scotland's international - especially if its flavoured with the University tournament is.for There were few problems on the face stronger forwards, Arthur will indoor and outdoor coach some of the Irish blarney. The long a joke." This contrast in priont trip, although in such sweltering sort them out" (a reference to Derek Batchelor due to take awaited trip to Dublin took place illustrated by the Strathclyde heat a fast laundry service would Arthur Ross, the hi ghly thought of over the task of instructing the on 26 September, and lasted until l . who often play only two of th October. have been useful, or perhaps some team coach who has also looked first team on a Saturday...... 1st and 2nd XI, the club cer­ spare stuff. No one was injured - after the Scottish schoolboys, Edin- Dave Yan• tainly cannot complain about To say that the University Select apart from one or two scuffed the facilities available. made a triumphant passage knees. Future tours will include a +------­ The trials on the Friday and through its four games would be a compass for the "team-girl". for use Saturday of Freshers' Week were slight exaggeration - we lost three on social outings. as 8eing the North's fastest two) well attended and club officials and drew one - but some of the old is also the ugliest. i­ games were very close, and against "Dublin's fair city" appealed to shouldn't, however stop him fr~ commented on the high degree of the squad. We tended to get our enthusiasm displayed both on and such strong opposition the experi­ winning Saturday's Cornwa ence was invaluable. priorities right - our first visit on Stakes at Ascot. Sally can also ~ off the pitch. Likewise the standard Irish soil was to the Guinness fac­ of the fresher intake appears to be with Priory Place at York this aftl Our best game was with Loretto. tory , which proved popular. I ar:, noon and Pikes Peak at A high and this presents captains with This was one of the three played on pleased to report that we maJe a selection headache before this tomorrow. blaze, and so it was very fast. friends in Eire; enjoying the place Saturday's matches. Despite many attacking moves and the people, and picking up Freshers who impressed most there was no scoring until well into some of their colloquialisms. A bril­ Just to prove that last year's £50 Welcome to the Student s~ included Peter Vinestock, Stephen the second half when their centre liant time is "A Good Crack" - profit wasn't a nuke Sir Lester page! It might appear from the; Wise and Robert Mullis striker scored a real opportunist which we had. returns to provide that extra bit on of reports this week that the Unii' Amongst the older club members the side we all long for. sity's sporting life is none too . effort, which proved to be the win­ 1 the performances of Donald ner. Great credit to Edinburgh Special thanks to Lilian Mona­ In a telex from his Acapulco thy. Let us assure you that t!, Mcfarlane, Mark Loughlin and however, the whole team rose to han and Janet Davidson for theiror­ hideaway he's informed us that tbe not so. Each week the sports ell"" Richard McCallum were particu­ the occasion, including goalkeeper ganising skills, and Jenny Russell week's best bet is King Char­ rely upon a steady now of re~ larly encouraging. The decision by Libby Russell, who played really and Mary Love our drivers (for lemagne in the Bovis Centenary from any club whether it. Ian Ross to accept the vacant post soundly. steering clear of most of the Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. women's hockey or weightli(li! of 4th XI captain indicates that the kerbs!). Finally, the trip would not Another likely winner is the The first match of the tour was football or fencing. Any clubs~: enthusiasm for the game can be have been possible without help leniently treated Powder Keg in the against a team called Genesis who ing reports or previews of extended throughout the club. On from the Sports Union, and we Coral Sprint Trophy at York the beat us 1-0, which does not· reflect matches published, and the eil the social front thje men's hockey trust that the pay-off in terms of same day. the "true grit" which the Edinburgh publicity this gains, should -' club is holding a disco in conjunc­ relations within the team, and, Meanwhile, the trainer to follow girls displayed. A 1-1 draw with them to us in the basement • tion with the women's hockey club hopefully a good start, in the this week is undoubtedly Sally Hall UCP University team, however, Buccleuch Place to arrive not on Monday 14th October at league, will justify the unions confi­ whose three runners all merit con­ was a fair result. Our only game on than 10 am every Tuesday. Topo's, starting at 9 pm. dence in the Women's Hockey -siderable respe_c t. Hallgate, as well A· grass was. agains.t Pembroke •Club.