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Lothian Road 228 2688 ODEON CLERK STREET From Sunday, 14th February EVENINGS ONLY Scorla11d 1s 11ewest cinema ope 11 s on MONDAY 15th (7 days at 6.0018.30) with BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI's award wi1111ing new film THE TRAGEDY OF A at 8.40 p.m. RIDICULOUS MAN (AA) ELTON JOHN in CENTRAL PARK (U) at 7.30 p.m. Friday 19 at I 1.00/Saturday 20 at 3.00 DIRK BOGARDE in VISCONTl 's LATE NIGHT MOVIES AT ti.15 p.m. DEATH IN VENICE (AA) (Doors open 10.45 p.111. ) Friday, 12th Febmary AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (X) Elton John in CENTRAL PARK (U) CRLTOD f~ Sat11rday, 13th Febmary *'* .. **STUDIOS Neil Young: RUST NEVER SLEEPS (U) Monday-Thursday Progs. 5.30 - 8.15 A concert fantasy. Friday-Saturday Progs. 5.00 and 8.00 Saturday, 20th FEbmary Bruce Springsteen: NO NUKES-THE MOVIE (A) MEPHISTO (AA) with Klaus Maria Brandauer Friday, 26th/Saturday 27th Febmary THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (A) and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (AA) Friday/ Saturday 11 .00 p.m. Saturday, 6th Mar<h ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (X) and MARTIN (X) ROCKERS (AA) Reggae Comedy MEPHISTO retained all next week WATCH OUT FOR OPENING DATE OF OUR Backstage Bar and Restaurant open Monday to Saturday. Lunches and evening meals. THREE SCREEN COMPLEX Jazz backstage every Wednesday night. 2 THE STUDENT Thursday, 11th February 1982 Playing with a reduced facilities and the air of The closure of ABRO depression caused by the closure means the loss of prestige drawing ever closer. Also affected different sex facility to the University. would be students taking the MSc course in Animal Genetics, most Very often the University depart of whom are from overseas, and SRC, and Mark Reeves, Honorary Janet washes the dishes while Last weekend a two ments that are of high value are the loss of this facility would be of Treasurer of SA, both attended the John participates in some "manly" day conference on those working in less than grave consequences in under conference and were very activity. Co-ed schools and single glamorous fields of research. One developed nations. Sexual Politics took place generous in their praiseti of it. Ms sex schools were compared in of these is the Animal Breeding The prospect of the loss of the at the Pleasance Socie Neagle attended workshops on relation to the type of subjects Research Organisation (ABRO), unique work of international value positive discrimination, sexism taken by the pupils and the results ties Centre. Attended by situated at King's Buildings and and reputation undertaken at the and entertainment, sexism and achieved. now scheduled to close in 1983 as Institute has united the farming 190 people, the confer education and bisexuality. She felt Ms Neagle found the workshop a result of Govern·ment cuts in the community in condemnation of ence was sponsored by all of these workshops were on bisexuality "really interest budget of the Agricultural Government policy on this matter. stimulating and worth while. The ing". The question of whether bi NUS Scotland and EUSA. Research Council (ARC) of £2 It has been described as "a discussion of positive discrimina sexuality had a political statement The conference took the million. Though this is a tragedy" by the National Cattle tion centred on the problem of to make was asked and the substantial saving, when Breeders' Association and form of workshops dis getting women more involved in relationship between homo compared to the estimated value "shocking" by the Meat Marketing cussing a wide range of the Students' Association. The sexuality and bisexuality of the organisation's work of Board. Farmers Weekly have issues in relation to conclusions reached in this investigated. discussion, however, can be taken around £100 million on pig requested the ARC to think twice research alone, it pales into before confirming closure, and Sexual Politics including from this limited area and applied Mark Reeves led the discussion insignificance. ABRO hope that the weight of positive discrimination, to political activity in general. in the workshop dealing with "Men The seven postgraduates opposition against the closure will Women, it was felt, should be Against Sexism". Already involved sexuality and the family, studying at the centre have been secure its reprieve when the final positively discriminated against in in this group at Edinburgh sexism and religion, understandably alarmed at the decision is taken in March. Student Association bodies, e.g . University, Mark concentrated on proposed closure and have Within the University, Mark pornography etc. Mary SAC, in order to enable them to introducing the purpose and aims embarked upon a campaign to Kennedy, Senior President, has Braid reports. make the valuable contribution it of such groups to those attending. prevent it. Only two of their described the closure as "utterly was felt they had to offer. Rhetoric One general feeling which number will have completed their ludicrous, a false economy" and it would seem is at present a man's emerged from the discussion was Most workshops began with a studies by the closure date and has promised to oppose its closure domain due to women being more that men often suffer as much as short introductory talk then with the prospect of severe and write letters to local MPs, Sir self-conscious in airing their views women in the roles society discussion initiated by this talk reductions in teaching staff levels Keith Joseph and George in public. expects them to assume. It was followed, involving all those and withdrawal of library facilities Younger, Secretary of State for "Sexism and education", a also felt that sexual politics should attending. Workshops were prior to ultimate closure, all Scotland. The Principal was un workshop organised by Colin not be isolated from other fields of usually attended by around 30 students will ' find it difficult to available for comment. Morrison, President of Moray politics as it was inherent in all By Graeme Wilson people and films to stimulate House SA, discussed many topics areas. progress in their studies with discussion were sometimes related to its title. Teaching T his workshop stimulated shown. For example, the materials and teachers' attitudes it interest from other colleges and workshop dealing with "Violence was claimed are biased in the universities in relation to Against Women" showed the film assumptions they make about beginning their own "Men against "We Will Not Be Beaten", which is sexuality. Written material was Sexism" groups. This type of to be shown again by the Women's Youngervs most criticised with, e.g. Janet and response was typical of the Group later this month. John elementary reading books general influence and success the Trish Neagle, member of the being given as an example. Here conference achieved. Lothian Sunday's meeting of Lothian on. Despite the job loss, however, Reg ion Labour Party may have the , Lothian trade unions are ended six months of feuding behind the Regional Council. SCRAM Sign GMNo2 between it and the Labour Lothian They fear Tory cuts would be Regional Council. Moves to much worse. Trade unionists at commit councillors to illegal the meeling spoke out strongly measures in opposing spending against any illegal moves which Unveiled The second General cuts were defeated along with might result in financial chaos and calls for the Labour G}oup to an inability to pay their members. Meeting of the spring resign the administration if forced Last Friday, Councillor Madeleine Monies, of term takes place at 7 pm to make further cuts. Such a Lothian's runninQ battle with Lothian Regional Council, unveiled a sign d_isplaying next Tuesday , 16th position was portrayed as leading Secretary of State George to electoral disaster in next May's Younger may not yet be over. the views of the anti-nuclear lobby by the side of the February, in McEwan crucial elections. Despite the seeming modesty of A 1, near the site of Torness nuclear power station. Hall. Instead, the meeting adopted a the proposed rates increase the resolution calling for the Scottish Office still holds £17 restoration of cuts " where million of Lothian's money Five motions have been possible" and no further increases pending the making of what it sees submitted for debate. The first in charges. This should result in a as adequate savings. If Younger concerns the atrocities com 5 per cent increase for Lothian's feels Lothian have not done mitted by the Iranian government ratepayers in the financial year enough he may spring a nasty,_ and the difficulties being 1982/83. After last year's 40 per pre-election surprise on the experienced by Iranian students. it cent increase this will come as a beleaguered council be announc mandates EUSA to publicise the rel ief to many. The cost of keeping ing the withholding of the money a "barbarities" and to write to down rates, however, has been a few days before the final budget is Amnesty International and the freeze on all vacancies which has drawn up. This would mean the British government - the latter to resulted in the loss of 2,000 jobs in £17 million would have to be rated suggest trade sanctions and help local government. Only about 500 for, and Younger is well aware of for Iranian students. The of these are likely to be saved. This how electorally unpopular aoother proposers of this motion have is bad news for prospective whacking rates increase would be. asked that their names be left off teachers, social workers and so By Frances R. Wood the order paper. The second motion, proposed by David Honeyman and Mark about abuse which they have been Reeves, mandates EUSA to subjected to and about people participate fully in the Consumer Abuse vomiting (having made no effort to Campaign.