ED971107Issue 919.qxd 07/05/98 15:07 Page 1 (1,1) Issue 919 - Weekly Friday 7th November 1997 40,000 hit the streets in protest Surrey Students March-on in Southampton Photo: Amy Price Surrey con- they have first tingent Andy Gale and hand experience marched Fiona Warner of the financial Phoo: Stuart Parker A through the streets of hardship fter a summer of being Abbott MP and Simon Hughes MP Southampton and attended a rally imposed by the Student Loan sys- stabbed in the back, stu- Stuart Parker and of the Liberal Democrats. where opposition MP’s spoke tem. dents across the country Jeff Blackham A Abbott spoke out against the gov- against the proposals and declared Cat Myers, a speaker from the turned round and confronted their erenment in which she serves and that they would fight the Bill at National Union of Students, told the attacker last Saturday. Forty-thou- passed wihtout incident. Although described how her own university every stage. A Labour MP who was Southampton rally that Saturday sand students in fourteen towns and the marchers were noisy, deter- education would not have been pos- due to speak pulled out minutes was not the end of the campaign, cities from across the UK showed mined to make their voices heard, sible without government funding. after the march had begun. but the start of a time-bomb for the the govenrnment the full force of they were generally good natured. Simon Hughes gave the most rous- Saturday shoppers in Southampton government. She said that students the opposition to the introduction of Tourists lined the route to watch the ing speech of the day. He urged the were astonished to witness the would not forget the hypocrisy of a tuition fees. sea of red and white placards flow crowd to continue the protest strength of emotion amongst stu- party which had relied on the stu- Five thousand people gathered in past. against the government’s proposals, dents as they chanted “Oi! Blair! dent vote, only to ignore their plight London’s Hyde Park for the route At the end of the hour long march and not allow it to rest with this Fees aren’t fair!” This was especial- now. along Park Lane, past Piccadilly the demonstrators gathered at the show of disapproval against the ly poignant, considering that those The overwhelming feeling amongst Circus to Trafalger Square. foot of Nelson’s Column to hear price being placed on a university students marching will not them- protesters was that the fight is not The large police presence was obvi- several speakers address the crowd. education. selves be affected by the fees. over. ous, but the well organised event Among these were Labour’s Dianne Unlike the present government, News 1 n Features 3 n Letters 4 n Music 6 n Entertainments Guide 7 . Cinema and Arts 8 n Union News 9 n Notices & Personals 9 n Sports 11 . ED971107Issue 919.qxd 07/05/98 15:07 Page 2 (1,1) 2 News Friday 7th November 1997 n Car Crime on French Drivers Campus Block Calais hree cars Sarah Gyles Council car park, orts and motorways were Antonia Bayliss and ing the French Governments 5% blocked in France by lorry offer. The blockades seem unlike- parked in Deputy Editor the other side of Tania Rocks Tcar park 1 Yorkies Bridge on Pdrivers on Monday as part of ly to cause as much disruption as were broken into the same night. a national campaign. They have ing millions of pounds of lost rev- last year with many drivers getting overnight on Wednesday 29th Security were surprised about this barricaded many of the major roads enue to companies in this country through. Oasis, however, have October. One of the cars was hit especially as the University has to prevent other lorries getting to and abroad. Although they owe already had to cancel their 3 Paris owned by a Surrey student and the extensive video surveillance. their destinations, all due to a dis- compensation to British companies, gigs as their equipment was other two were not directly con- Overnight these cameras tend to pute over pay rises and working little has been paid. stopped at the barriers, and Phil nected with the University. A focus on the residences to ensure hours. This year the French Drivers are Collins has also cancelled his stereo appears to be the only thing the safety of the students. Whilst it The truckers disrupted roads last asking again for a pay rise, reject- shows. taken but the Police have been is hoped by security that this is a year over the same demands, caus- informed and are currently looking one-off it is still a worry for all the into the thefts. There appears to be people who use the university car Meningitis: Third Death at a link between this incident and a parks, particularly overnight. number of car break-ins in the New Weapon! Southampton third student has died from Antonia Bayliss and Meningitis: Look out for ollowing the In an attempt to meningitis at Southampton your mate Henry S. Katt University on Sunday, Tania Rocks effective combat these dan- A Knowing the signs of meningitis BF Pet resulting in a widespread vaccina- Fremoval of gerous weapons, is now offering the programme to can help you and your friends get tion programme covering as many hand guns, from our trading standards all other students and staff of the as four thousand people. help as soon as possible. The key ever more violent society, a new officers banned the sale of 14 out of University. The University’s Vice- The first death occurred on the 11th things to look out for are: weapon has appeared on the scene. 17 available pens, while the sale of Chancellor, Professor Newby said n October, and all who have died so Fever/Vomiting This weapon is striking fear into the the remaining 3 types will only that “the whole University is n far were first years. There have Drowsiness hearts of many god fearing citizens available to qualified operators. shocked.. Our main concerns now n been six identified cases of menin- Confusion as antisocial hooligans indiscrimi- Strangely enough, those qualified to are for our students and staff”. n gitis within Southampton A severe headache nately target unsuspecting victims. operate these weapons include lec- At present the only way to prevent n University. On the advice of the Stiff neck and/or back pains The name of this weapon that is so turers who have had no previous an outbreak here at Surrey is vigi- n local health authority, an antibiotics Dislike of bright lights feared? - the Laser Pen. firearms training. At the moment lance. Please look out for yourself n and immunisation programme, cur- A rash which will not disap Laser pens are being smuggled into these dangerous weapons can be left and the other people you live with. rently offered to all Southampton- pear when a cold glass is pressed sporting fixtures and used to distract lying around lecture rooms without Meningitis is an acute condition and based first-year undergrads at against it or temporality blind competitors. the need to store them in specially swift action has to be taken if a full Southampton and all those living in If you notice these symptons then The narrow beam of light emitted constructed pen cabinets. How long recovery is to be achieved. University halls of residence or see your doctor immediately, or from these pens is 100 times more before these dangerous weapons are Meningitis kills in a matter of hours. working in those halls, but due to call the 24hr helpline intense than looking directly at the involved in a tragedy of epic pro- on 01454 413344. Sun. portions? widespread concern the University ED971107Issue 919.qxd 07/05/98 15:08 Page 3 (1,1) n Friday 7th November 1997 n Features 3 Third World First - Shared Planet Conference hilst most students were Steel, director of Third World First. By James Fields and union workers from banana planta- manufactured in this country are enjoying hangovers from Climate Change, Hurting Planet and tions in Costa Rica. They portrayed used by the Indonesian security Wthe Lightning Seeds gig, People, mismanagement of the Benjamin Kopic a picture of exploitation, environ- forces to intimidate and kill civil- the Green Society woke early and funds by the mental neglect ians in East Timor and pro-democ- travelled 130 miles North to the Government and abuse of racy activists in Indonesia. You can University of Warwick. Together and large human rights by find out more about the East with 900 students from other uni- corporations. certain multina- Timorese problem from the Green versities around the UK, we got Did you tional corpora- Soc’s Website (http://www.ee.sur- together to explore the impact of the know that BP tions in Costa rey.ac.uk/Societies/greensoc/). Western World on Third World annually Rica. The Countries. spends £350 Green Society The weekend finished with a photo million on is launching documentary by Mark Edwards, UN The conference was organised by new oil this campaign Global 500 Award winning laureate Third World First, a major student exploration, here and we and a passionate talk on Sustainable movement in this country, and sup- which inci- would like your Businesses by John Vidal, The ported by Student Environmental dentally is help to collect Guardian’s Environment Editor. All Action, Green Student Network, the same as as many super- in all, we had great time mingling Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, the cost of market receipts with the hippies, and would like to Oxfam, Christian Aid and New building the as possible in urge you to think about what impact Internationalist.