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Tt1is week Grants fight ------in to restart ------by Alan Young en Years Gone Edinburgh University Students' Association has As Radio Fonh celebrates us begun the second phase of its campaign against the enth borthday, Student looks at he role of tocat radoo In cuts in the level of student grants announced last year. d~nburgh The new campaign will be run along the lines of the - Page 11 NUS "New Deal" Campaign, which demands a £30 a week minimum grant for students, improved student accommodation, and real independence for the RADIO student population. relerendum. that referendum was At a meeting of the National fought on Issues not relevant to Affa irs Committee held last the granls campaign, such as the 1 FORTH Monday, It was decided to make price of beer If we roafflliated. 1 this Monday's General Meting the "The National Affairs Com· hrsl priority of EUSA In their mlttee agrees with the Ideas of the 1 attempt to restore the grants NUS Those ideas are good, and ~ittf'" cempalgn as a current issue In the dehnllely tn the 11gh1 dtrectoon." eyes of the pubhc Monday's GM mouons woll also NUS (Scotland) Presodent, Alan Include motions protesting 1 Cop that!- Page 6 Sman. wilt speak at the General agamst the possible omposouon of Mtetong because. on the ... ords of VAT on books by the government, Honorary Secretary Nell and agaonat the contonued Oalgteosh. 'EUSA has to work With deeomatoon of trOpiCal ramforests. the NUS • tn the words of Paul Greatnx, To thiS end. EUSA os sendong a Convener ol the Nauonal Affairs tleel of buses tO an NUS. Commottee. onvolong Alan Smart to organised rally In George speak at the General Meetong Is an UN principles restated Younger's consutuency of Ayr allempt 10 "get the grants next Wednesday Buses leave at campaign rotting again," t.30, after a ratty to be held in The motion concerned with VAT Btosto Square at t pm. Similar on books notes that the effect of by de Cuellar demonstrations are to be held in VAT on books, ttbrarres would Sir Keith Joseph's constituency In would be a cut of t5·20% In their Leeds, and in Finchley, the buying power, and that the by Devin Scobie large structure of lnernatlonal constituency of Mrs Thatcher. Imposition of VAT on books is a organisations. at the apex of which In an attempt to gel students tax on reading and knowledge. stands the United Nations." Interested In the grants issue It calls on the Senior President "Yours wilt be an exciting Mr Perez de Cuellar outlined again, a seroes of hustings is to be to wrote 10 the government and adv.nture, and you cannot afford some of the imponanl prlncoples Contents held around the Unoversity. with oppos•ttOn leaders. and to MPs, to to fall". So concluded the United contained in UN treaties short speeches betng given by ask for their suppon against such governing the actrvoties of states in Nation• Secretery-General's News 2, 3. 4 EUSA office-bearers These start a proposal on Parliament, and calls speech at 11M University on the exploration and uses ol outer Comment 5 tomorrow, and Include a on the Senior President. and Tuesday. space. "The principles contained Letters s lunchtome hustings at Chambers Chairperson of the Publications Javier Perez de Cuellar was Arts 6. 7 Street Union Board. 10 wllte an article for the· visiting the University at the t985 What's On Guide 8. 9 Neol Dalgleish denied that it was Scotsman expressing the Montague Burton VIsiting Music 10,11 paradoxical tor EUSA to be undesirability of VAT on books. Profile Professor - an annual lecture Features 12, 13, 14 working so closely with the NUS, Third World FirsVFrlends of the made possible by funds lrom an Javier Perez de Cuellar was born Sport 15 despite the fact that the proposed Earth ask the General Meeting to 1 endowment made under the will of In 1920 and graduoted from the Cartoon 16 oealhllation to the NUS was note that recycled paper has been the late Sir Montague Burton. Law Faculty of the Catholic Crossword defealed In the referendum last found to be a viable alternative for Addressing an audience In the University, Lima, In 1948. He February. most paper uses. and EUSA Is Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre asaumed office on 1st January "The ideas of the NUS New Deal asked to adopt a policy of using 5, the Secretary-General opened 1982, as Secretary·General of the are basically the same as ours, recycled paper, and of not using his lecture by saying "It Is an United Nations, for a five-year because those Ideas are only tropical hardwood In any honour lor me to speak to you at term. common sense refurbishments. In order to this old and famous University set Mr Perez de Cuellar Ia a lawyer "Although reaffohation to the encourage preservation to in a city justly known as the 'Alehs and career diplomat - aervlng NUS wee defeated in the tropocat rainforests Comment P. 5 of the Nonh'" most recently as penonal repre· Council budget M r Perez deCuellar was sentalive of the Secretary-General 1 deshvenng a lecture ent1tled on the situation In Afghonlatan "illegal" "Vosion and Reality the Unoled and as Under Secretary·Generat EDINBURGH District Counctl's Shop talks premature Natoons at forth and the mekong of lor special political affolra. He has accountants have informed the lntemallonat Law" durong a busy also served as Peru's Ambou odor Council that theor budget lor to Venezuela, the Soviet Union. t984t5 os expected 10 overshoot menl althOugh KBU does have European tour of the occasoon of Klng·a Buildings will probably the United Nattons 40th birthday. Poland and Switzerland; and •• his government llmils by £2 mlftlon. 1 contr'ot of the building EUSA's : .. Ita union ahop this summer " The United Natoons has country's permanent representa· Alex Wood. the leader of the du ~ tontrery to poputer belief, the main worry about the memo was live to the United Nations Labour-controlled council, has that stall In the shop might think laboured to build a generally eclslon to close has not been acceptable international legal Secretary-General In Cyprua. said he Is willing to be taken to flnolly made. they faced redundancy. In fact. The Secretary-General volun· court by the Scottish Office over EUSA nas a policy of no order," conllnued the Secretary­ A memo was circulated by the General. "It was William Pitt the tartly separated from active the budget. KB Union staling that both KBU compulSory redundoncles. service from his government In Full story, p 2. Union President Hilary O'Neill elder who said lhallhere laws end, a~d EUSA had agreed to close !he tyranny begons. This Is as true of October 1981, and has received six ~P However, that memo was said there were some people honorary degrees from world w•thon EUSA who feared that the international socoety as It is of Se ed on a conversation between natoonaf communotles People of universities. He had been octlvely Occupation ends I<.B~or President John Mann ox and Students' Assocoatoon might lose Involved wflh the United Nations 1 wisdom and gOOdwill have long STUDE NTS at Moray House lola Murray Lowe. In which Its only real presence at KBU since 1946, and wu a member of She saod. ·once they've left forst had a visoon of a world where College of Education ended their ,~nix saod Objectoons to the nations. hke tndovoduals. could the Peruvian delegation to the first ,,, tdclosure were likely to be year. the sctence students leave occupation last Friday after a 1 1 operate wothin a complete. session of the UN Generol General Meeting had voted to George Square tf EUSA closes Assembly In that year. the shop at KB. people there moght coherent and viable system of law. accept the management proposals ~~~· s commen1s ooo not mean lmpartoalty admonostered and T had agreed to closure. forget about all the facohtoes to allow students some choice enforced Thos vlsoon was one of on them seek progressrvely 10 limit final decosion on whether to offered by EUSA at George ovtJr placement again. c~ the pnncopal motovatong forces the ootential military uses ol outer Eu , the shop will rest wrth Square" Turn to page 2, col. 1. Full story, p 3. SAa Commtnee of Manage- Alan Young behind the establishment of a 2 THE STUDENT Thursday, 24th January 1985 NEWS Council risks Margo MacDonald to stand for Rector Last night the Campaign for court action Worl

Students at Moray chaired by the SAC President THE YOUNG liberals have Peter Wishart Edinburgh elected Arthur Scarglll as a vlco· House College of Educa­ University sent a massive president of their South·East tion ended their eight-day delegation of support In the form Federatoon. Supporters of the occupation last Friday, of Senoor Presodent, John Mannix miners· President fought off a and Robboe Foy determined challenge from a after the management The meeting wes good raccoon glove puppet named had agreed to their humoured but protracted, as the Rocky demands over the students discussed whether to placement of Community accept the proposals or try to renegotoate them The Proncopal's Anll-aparthelll protestors, organised by the Revolutionary Co•mrnu11lot Have grant, studies students. offer was that students should Group, outside Rankins fruit ohop on Nicolson Sl on Saturllay momlng. The dospute began when the agaon be allowed some choice They were protesting agalnot South African fruit being sold there. will travel college management wothdrew the over placement However, many IF YOU are not on a minimum right of final year students to seemed worried about the precise grant and expect your travelling choose. or even doscuss, which wording of the proposals and were expenses this academic year to organisations they were to be fearful that the management mig hi exceed £50, then you are eligible placed with As result, the go back on their word. Glasgow University a to claim for these expenses, students occupied the main Alter an hour and a hall of However, if you are on a minimum building and began boycotting dl~cusslon, during which lime a grant you may or may not be classes. wntten guarantee was obtained eligible, depending on whether After a week of hectic lrom the management that the deceived? your parents filled in their Income negotiations and general proposals would apply to final The Scottish Anti· VIvlsectoon return when applying for your meetings, the Principal. Mr year students In this session, the' The SAVS, however, has since grant. Gordon Kork, oflered new Society has claimed that the meeting voted to accept them, and called for the American Iabore· The closing date for appllca· proposalS which were endorsed therefore end the occupation. Thos public, and perhaps the Universoty tory to be closed down, and of Glasgow, are being seriously lions is 31st January. if you want It bY memberS of staff from the they regarded es e victory over the demanded with withdrawal from added to third grant cheaue. decei'fed by • nliljUI American vour schOol of Communoty Studoes whO management, and furthermore It tne researcn ot tne two Glasgow otherwise payment wil be delayed had supported the students was decided that a happy hOur university over animal experimen· professors [nvolved. SAVS organ· tation procedures Forms for claiming travelling demands would be held In the Union bar ising secretary John Robbins has expenses are available from; The proposals were discussed Both Glasgow and Pennsylvania from 8.30 to 10 pm. Imagine that said there are "obvious breaches Money Advice Centre stalls, on Fnday afternoon at a general happening at our own radical Uni. Universttoes are onvolved In highly of experimental protocof anaes· controversoal research Into brain Students' Association, Fees meeting of about ISO students, Robin Henry thetic not beong used, animals are Office. damage using monkeys, and Pro­ hll over the head woth hammers, fessor Adams of Glasgow's English, Welsh and Northern researchers are smoking In labs, Irish students in their second and Department of Neuropathology and equipment Is not being steril· appeared publicly shocked last later years may be eligible to claim ised properly", If their travelling expenses exceed Debate says year when excerpts of seemingly The researchers claim that the negligent animal experimentation £250: claim by contacting your experiments are vital In helping to local education authority. at Pennsylvania wore shown 10 cure serious head Injuries. A him on the BBC "Seven Days" Glasgow University spokesman programme. stated: "We are working on the Luxury at Leith 'Dallas' is art Professor Adams threatened to recovery of damaged t~e rve lobres The Arts on Brotaln are not elotost, control, because right-wing pull out of the research unless on the brain - somethong which MORE THAN two dozen calls by because on ots own way Dallas IS as governments can gove money to assurances were made about the was hitherto considered not pos­ luxury cruise liners are expected much ert as opera os opera, which Is ehtost level of medocal and ethocal sible." Both General Motors ont eh at the Port of Leith between May That was the verdie1 of the standards at Pennsylvania Speak· United States and Volvo on and September ol this year. alter House after a debate last Thursday Alistair Hocks, Arts Edotor of the ing to Student last year, he stated Sweden have expressed lnterM1 tn £100.000 had been spent on on Tevoot Oebat1ng Hall. on the Scotsman, said of the Arts in that he had received such assur· the projecL Improving lacofoties at the port, motiOn that 'The Arts In Brotain are Brotaon were elitist, an Arts elite ances. Devin Scobie Forth Port Authority and Edin­ 'elotosl' • wouldn't try to $1arve Its own burgh Oistroct Council have joined artists out of existence, as forces to improve the marketing of The first speaker for the currently happens. He then Leith's advantages. proposition was Michael Dale, the announced the astonishing Girls overtaking boys It is estimated that the buying admlnostrator of the Edonburgh statistic that lhe Dutch buy more power of wealthy passengers will Festival Fringe, who suggested books In English than the British Girls now leave school with parents and teachers Is blamed by amount to a bOost of £1 million to thattha Fronge was not elitist, "but do. better qualifications than boys, many educationalists for the low lhe city. then, not many people think of It as and if the present trend continues. participation rate of glcls In the Arts. It's entertainment. and a Simon McGrath, ex-secretary of there will boas many girls entering Universities, currently at around cultural phenomenon.· the Poetry Society, wanted break­ Universities as boys by the early 42.5% of all students, but rising by Harrington to sue dancers In Wester Hailes to be 1990s. roughly 0.5% each year. g1ven government grants, National Front organiser Patrick Trevor Clarke, ol Edinburgh The growing trend Is revealed in Or David Bleiman, the Scottish announced that students are part Harrington is considering suing Oistroct Councol Tory group. the latest statistical bulletin from full-time official of the AUT. called of the Arts ehte, then claomed the the Scottish Educatoon Depart· the Polytechnic of North London responded to Mr Dale by on the ScoHish Education existence of a bourgoos ment, which shOws that in 1978 over the loss of his education due rhetorically asking what was Department to rev•se Its pra.­ consporacy to keep the Arts elitisl girls overtook boys In terms of the to student pickets which wrong woth recognising that the dictions for luture student prevented him getting to lectures. Arts are the best He said, 'When numbor of Highers gained, and Tom M aguire, speaking numbers, in view of the latest He also plans to bring at least two YOU don't like something you add since then the gap has been statistics. excellently In his forst debate. said, growing more students to court for alleged en 1st Of an Ism to It The Arts are "The Department has con­ contempt in proceedings already ehte, but not elltost. • "I am working class, and can go to The Implication o f this, any Arts perlormancel want to, so according to the Association of sistently underestimated the begun. These proceedings came Ron Butlin, Edinburgh Univer· future demand for University In spite of the fae1 that sixteen stty's writer-In-residence, blamed the Arts aren't elitist. The Arts u·niversity Teachers (AUT), is that Council Is currently subsldising an placM for girls, whose quallflca· students gave i ndividual elitism In the Arts on the way they it is only a matter of time before exhibition of graffiti - what is girls begin to take up more places tions have risen above !hose ol undertakings to a High Court ~re administered. He said that the boys." judge that they would not Interfere lnlle amount of money given to bourgeois about that?" in Higher Education than boys. Lack ol encouragement from In any way with Harrington's' lhe Arts Is a great form of social Alan Young Alan Young contractual right to attend lectures.

It's a plant ! (No, not Reagan) UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Tlleysald It could never happen. 11 - 'but I voted for the plant" ..,:~ potentially the biggest The planrs reogn, however, was Ht11st lutlonal upse1 81 Pollock poetically short and sweet. Once 'THE Thte tlnce lhe Brewster Bacon elected. it had the privilege or ~· It waa the night a thriving sitting in at a single JCR meeting GALLERY' p r Plant waa elect*if'l H•nry l.tdiP~ .... AMJr..,. Sfl\lttt tour of us altogether. enough would care to ask any member of J&oc~t.~l8f0'111'1\ a very real threat to the well-being Atw~~•• W\itOI\ Afl~~ot McN41~1'11 material for a term at least: and the Boat Club about the club's of all members of society ...... Pt«.•ll Of! oe~ v.ro. collectiVely we know as many as recent successes. 1f Indeed Including unlashionable , three other people . success IS the only cnter~on by "straights" ~-Goaot,. Grnt..,. .... __~--·-... ,_L._ My llatmates have vory mterest· which they would apport•on The gulf has been bndged - lng hves. One ol them rides a ...... Sports Union funds. between unpleasant homosexual M4trlon ~~ ~ wQI'I Goch.M J...,. McNtu~ horse Another of them doesn't Yours sincerely, promiscuity and the behaviour ol Ben Helm Wllllt01l.' SwNnCOe,lll'-'0 Gttllt*:t.: ...... appear to ride anything much at all reasonable human be1ngs. That s~..,,. ~ .., Joe., ' ""* .. __ dunng term-hme. but It she did. Robb Crawford Clark the number of AIDS victoms 1s at _ just 1magme what a scoop it would Martin Brown present doubling every sox months be lor Student' The third member Timothy Lees. and 1S by no means restncted to ~...... _ 0&1t of my flat runs an exc1tmg n~ghl· (All members of EUBC and the practising homosexuals has .. 1 Buccleuch Place, Edinburg.. h. Scottish National Lightweight -- - club, the Rahyahya. '" an obvious Implications -- e~otic Plt'l..- C•''"• - Aoy Wl ._ .,..on ·-031·667 5718/ 9278. Tollcross location where you can Squad.) II would seem that the prospect boogie on down to tho Hamlet Rap of 8 worldw1de eptdem1c of a fatal (shake your spear, man') or just d•sease which has medocal experts relax w1th a dnnk and 508k up the bellied should be cause for alarm 1 traditional Scottish atmosphere. amongst intelligent people. EUTC FRINGE 85 NEEDS YOU! Yea, we really have a lot olfun Can However, this Is not the case. you afford to turn my services Soft Sassenachs Edinburgh University has a oown flourishing Gay and L~b1an Looking forwatd toheanng I rom Society. a cha•mlng euphem1sm you whiCh conceals the nasty nature of ANT TO DO SOME· ordlnatlng the light1ng and sound, Yours. homosexuals' activities. of all EUTC productions. George Square. in the south It Is about time that students HING USEFUL AND P.S.: have almost as many began to challenge the opinions ORTHWHILE THIS YOUR ENTHUSIASM ch1M as the ptesont Incumbent they are issued with dunng Keen and enthus1astlc people (r.e one). Freshers' Week along with the little UMMER? needed to help w•th all sorts of Dear Student, letter adv•sing them to read the For another successful year at jobs from production to publicity. Is Sir Peter Emery, MP, serious? Guardian. Homosexuals are a he Fringe EUTC needs: backstage to box office. Deer Sir, menace whoso behaviour must 1 refer to the article titled "Horse Who is he to suggest that '1he NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! not be endorsed by responsible Your PLAYS (not necessarily Dealing", in Grant Check In Scots should look after them­ rltten by you!) selves" as concerns the special people. Student on 17th January. I assume I believe that my v1ews on this All Prelllous lunchtime cl~rectors The fringe runs from Aug. that the organ1ut1on to which you healing allowance destined forthe bmlt anyth1ng they hke - South? It may be a tact that lor subtect ate consistent w•th the refer 1S the Sports Union. as ma)oroty ol students, a matonty VERYTHING CONSIDEREOI 11th-31st. many years now people north of Edinburgh University does not whOse welfare Is so appallingly have a Sports Association. Could I the border have been seen as TECHNICAL DIRECTOR HAIL THESPIANS! Auditions will second-rate citizens. but this neglected by the fashionable moke comments? policy-making minority who This post Inevitably requires tal

3ccordtng to the hero. Cart W1nters He hnds himself thrust A film of taste It Came From headlong Into the w1ld and un· sympathetic Australian outback and distinction through the horrific killing ol his Down Under wile, an Animal Rights reporter spend all day ly1ng 1n the sun filming tho kangaroo slaughter. The Party Animal whilst the lads keep the sand out ol Aligning the very unpleasant their eyes with constant Charles kangaroo snooters on the side of Dir Atlas courses. and doubtless ev1l along w11h the fearsome beast, Odeon, everybody graduates w1th a the plot unwmds with the usual diploma tn 'Commun1cat1ons· Into sltck screenplay yet often Put bluntly. this Is the worst film th1s idyllic envtronment comes voyages Into the realm ol the ever made; and @Yen that Is being Pondo Stnatra, a lrustrlled vtrgm, corny, the laughable and the platn Jar too generous with lt. 'The Party obsessed wllh a des~re to go forth ridiCUlous The speci al effects are Animal' Is crude, vulgar and tacky; and mufttply: none olthe gtrts are well handled but they are JUSt not there are those who would consider willing to rec1procate, which enough on lheir o wn. This Is that a recommendation, so I will shows at least some taste on their director Russel Mulcahy's first add that It Is also irredeemably pan "Why am I a virgtn?" he bleats film: his previous career entirely sexist, racist and homophobic. It to his friend Studley. TI10 answer is taken up with making music really Is a loul piece ol work. self-evident· he Is small, lat. videos for the hkes ol Spandau But these crtt1c1sms need hardly baldtng, w1th s face like a Ballet and Duran Duran. And that apply because the central fault of punctured tomato On top ollhat 1s a perfect way to descnbe th1s the him IS that 11 is mcred1bly h& has all the charm and grace of a film one long mus1c v1deo without bOfmg the scflpt sounds as 1f 11 fan In a spaceswtl the muSic Lots ol low camera was wrrtten by that ch1mpanzee But there I go be1ng comph· angles, 1nto·the·sun shots. who's sttll trytng to nock off the mentary agam There 1S nothtng to stlhouelles. descents, dry 1ce and complete works ol Shake$peare. be said for The Parry Antmal, hberal doses ol Mad Max futurism the JOkes are second-rate, the plot everything to be saod aga1nst it - remember the video for Union is 1nfant1le. and the two ma1n The f1lm IS toilet humour at Its most ol the Snske? The acting, led by characters are only marginally pathetiC, bOOfiSh, ffliChO and Gregory Harrison - Gareo from more attractive than the baby In paranoid. One can only question Trapper John MD - Is fluent Eraserhesd (though that Is open to the mentality which actually enough. yet programme claim· to­ question) produced 11, the corrupt and and The Lui Wa.e, both lame statements like 'was the rude The him IS presented wnh an obscene value system which Razorback landmarks 1n the hiStory of boy 1n the Crunchie commerc1at' embarrassing mock-documentary condones 1t, and the taste olthose Australian Cinema Yet 11 from other cast members leaves technique. where old lrrends offer who will pay to see 11 The TV Ott Russell Mulcahy constantly wavers between being one feeling slightly dub1ous. rem1n1scences of the seemingly trailers lead one to believe that thiS ABC, lrom 25th Jan something reasonable and the Perhaps the most 1mpartant 1mpanantllfe of Mr Pondo S1natra IS the cmemauc equivalent ol a cheap, chch6d sensat1onahsm of a potnt to transpire from the f1lm IS 1ntercut with the actual story. The Happy Humping Holiday Tnat video nas11e Unfortunately, more the maniac savagery of the sett1ng 1S one or these strange says it all really On paper it seems that this 111m Of the latter quality prevails. kangaroo killing lrade which Is all Amencan colleges where the girls 'The Ex ecutioner' has a fair bit ol potential The plot Having progressed from sharks. too much a reality A better than Is more interesti ng than most alligators and piranhas to evil average example ol films of this other ammallmonster movies. beings I rom outer space. the genre type, Razoroac;/1 may well 1M! worth which started in earnest with Jaws olfilm now arrives. by a process ol your while depending on how your or maybe even the adorable King elimmation. at Razorback. a tastes go Not recommended Kong. The producer, Hal McElroy, partiCUlarly Vli8 and VICIOUS Wild viewing for vegetarians though has done Picnic at Hangmg Rock boar - 'the Stze ol a rhino' Simon Bayly

The Collective Presents The Collective Gallery's (High Street, Edinburgh) new exhibition, Peter Russell - Pslnlfngs. opens on Tues 22 Jan and runs until 2nd Feb. A recent project, the Creative Classes Collective Gallery is solely I dependent on publtc funding and Theatre Worbhop'o papular Art interest, so do go elong and see Centre classes resume for a six­ th1s exh1b1hon (to be rev1ewed 1n week session on Monday, 4th Student next week) February 1985. Classes Include Adult Dance (Mons 6.30·8 pm), Adult Drama (Mons 8.15·10 pm) which covers a wide range of drama techniques. A new class - Thursday Lectures Creative Writing - also begins British Art The Scoulsh Arts Council anc this spring Reviewer Mary Edinburgh College of Art present Gladstone hopes to help members Show news lour Illustrated public lecture~ realise their potential es wnters of On the agenda thiS week IS related to pa•nting. sculpture ano short stones. pOetry, journals and Antony Howell's Table Moves I alternative med1a represented rn plays. It Is hoped that a small and II at the Lyceum Studio the Brthsh Art Show This week·s pubhcaUon w11l be made ol some Theatre (25th and 26th Jan, 8 pm) (24 Jan) 1S Trsdlt1onst Values by ol the material (Tues 7·9 pm) Table Moves are performance Ed1nburgh Un1vers1ty's own Places are limited so It 1S advisable pieces in wh1ch a set arrangement Martin Hammer The lectures take to book '" advance ol furniture and objects IS turned place In the Royal Scotllsh Further 1nlormatlon Lois through 90 degrees. Tickets £1.50 Academy from 6-7 pm. Admission Keldan (225 7942) (75p). free rwo.. yes, all present and correct THE STUDENT Thursday. 24th January 1985 7 ARTS Irish actors alone was admirable and probably necessary, they did Tartan not always seem comfortable on Sex Sex Sex! stage and lrom lime to 11me the i.;fi' '\._{~ people underneath would emerge. Highlights Consldenng th1s lack of Preview for "La machine i experience they were qutle i successful, bemg welt suited to Royal lyceum Infernal" Production by I ~~t. Dead End thelt roles and more under· Escogrlffes ; "'~ standmg ollhem I han a stranger to 'The Miser' by Moliere Northern Ireland could hope to be. Adam House Theatre I ~ Repentance Particularly gOod was Kevin 17 Jan-9 Feb 7.45 pm by conall Morrison Casey clearly a natural enJer­ The plol of Moliere's Minr •s Jan. 291h·Feb 1st 7.30 pm lamer. as the grotesquely bluhe Bedlam- Wednesday Lunchtrme and hypocril1ca1 Toner who perhaps not the most compelling caused John Wates. as the and Duty's translation •s not -Oedipus. wasn't he the one · There Is probably no solution lo ·repenting· lerrotost. 10 go agamst always easy on lhe ear but lhe who killed his dad and married his the Northern fretend problem.· his nalurat •nstincts '" lnflictmg Lyceum c.ompany, under Hugh mum, and then had a whole load of Hodgart s direcloon have ' kids? Of course. 1t's been said before, pain and death In the name ol ~ Calhollc1sm and mdependence. :~cc&e?ed l nproduci ngalleastan - Yes, that's the one. ~I bul as stated In I he programme 11 was 51gnlf•cant as bemg represen· The climax of 1he play wuh lhe lertamlng P•ece. -And you say thai there's a play - Exactly, he can do anything about il, in fact you could say he a11ve of lhe clear-slghled and shooting ol the priest came rather The costumes - outrageous on next week telling the whole 1 Resloration withtarlan high· story all over again? was one ol the cogs himself. his unprejudiced view thai Conan too suddenly and did not have lhe lights and the set-Tate - worthy -So whal makes this one so reaction to the menace of the Morrison's play malnlal ned power that It mlghl have had -lhls rumbling rubble (also with 1ar1an special from lhe other 2000 Gods Is to run away . . . lhroughoul The s1atemen1 also was parllcularly unfortunate, highlights) would perform quite adaptations? - But in fact he's only gelting in implies lhal no solutrons are apparently owing to the omission ol a considerable chunk of lhe h~pplly on their ~wn, wlthoul tho -Oiflicult to say really. ll's deeper and deeper. offered, bul simply as a porcoptlve a1d or compt•cat1on of scrip! an·d written by that Frenchman Jean -And then finally he realises and realistic Inside v1ew of script For me th1s was repre· actors. and ~ccasiona ll y. when Cocteau. you know the bloke who what has happened and pokes his Northern t retand's lfOUblos sontatlvo of lhe play as a whole: potentoafly very powerful but not one or both fa•ls, they do. did all those loony films about eyes out. the wife. Jocaste hangs ·Repentance· 1S lromendously herself ••. valuable especially 10 lho quite realising this lhrough a lack Orpheus, with e beautiful woman as Death. some joke. end then a - Not what you'd calf a fairy tale oulslder ol rehearsal time and the in· oxpe11once of the cast ft\ISER gang of bikers at her side. all 'bout ending. pretty messyl TM plol was simple an IRA -Anyway how Cocteau shows 1errorist 1n lhe confessional Noverlheless 11 had consider· him going down into the underworld 'n that. then he goes how simple and human the pouring oul h1s guilt over various able punch and presented a very revealing and importanl glimpse A~~ and falls in tove with Death. Well peoples motivations are. so that retuc1an1 ac1s of v101ence WhiCh Bolh Elsie (Pat Ross) and 1t's no longer a bailie between the re enactPti At lhA frnn1 n f lhA of the reality of the Irish problem this Oedipus story Cocteau called 8 Mario.no (Tamafa konntKJy) tertt h tlltt lnfurnal MaChine God~ t~~nd mor1al-s, but more of a slage. Contused by I he confhcl of as 11 aflects the lnd1v1dual Charles le Ouesne played with a cena1n robusl - Hang on, hang on. wasn't he batUe between them and lhelr h1s moral and rellg•ous behefs Wllh coarseness wh•ch does make a the one woth the undersea world. conscoences. Freud lalks about it the pressures and pollllcal biller· nice change from the febble wide­ snorkels. angel l1sh . In . ness broughl aboul by h is eyed blinking of the typical - No Shut up as lwassay~ng -Don'l stan all that psychology Catholic upbnng•ng and the Ingenue Tam Dean Burn's called La Machine tnfernale, bllall over again. sex, sex. sex. sex. 1ndoctnnatrons of lhe IRA. he Harpagon 1s an oddly loveable because the Gods decided lhat !hal's all It is. tmaily mes to gel nd of h1s human moser and hisgnefatthelossofhos they were go•ng 10 punish -Not quite all, he turns 11 Into a m15g1v1ng 1n lhe only way he money-box verges on the tragic Oedipus' dad, Laous. lor messmg bit of a comedy, with ghosts and kno-.s - by v1olence he shoalS The servanls upstage thei r around w1th the God. Petops So monsrers lhe pnesl represenlal.-e ol them masters whenever possible. as they 1ell h1m that 1f he has a son. 1t'lf -Like lhe funny bots on As a produc11on however, 11 was mdeed they shO

"In art It Is easy to be personal, the Extremities Also coming at real problem Is to speak to etrangers." -Leonard McComb the Workshop Exkibs Thi s exhibition definitely New Works Theatre Workshop has I I ARTNEWS announced Its spnng perform· produces a communlcallons by Paul Kejr and problem. tn the main hall there are ance project - a special slage too many large canvases fighling John MacWIIIIam adaptation of Phamom of the Artistic for space and discernment. I was Opera. Incorporating a new The Netherbow Arts Centre The Gallery Society loft conlused and disappointed as vers1on ol lhe Madam Butterfly to whiCh direction and what hope 15th Jan·71h Feb By the time this appears 1n SIOry. The casl has been selected hang-ups thos quanllty of art would have to Student we hope that mosl from over 130 volunteers. The The Netherbow Is currently students (Arts students anyway­ production I$ a promenade olfer showing lhe recent works of two The rool of the problem I! sorry KBI) will be aware of the performance so the aud1ence Scottish Young local artists, Paul Kelr and John hang1ng. or rather lack of it. TherE existence of I he Gallery Society. II must stand throughout. MacWilliam. The f~rst th~ng one Contemporaries Is no placing ot common theme!. anyone has managed to avo1d the Performances: Tues 29th Jan­ nohces on voewing the1r work a1 wh1ch are scattered lhroughout deluge of propaganda, lhis Sal 2nd Feb. 8 pm. the exh1botion os the extreme d•s· Talbol R1ce An Cen1re tho rooms The conlrlbullons are "advertos1ng feature" is for lhem Tickets: £2 and £1 . 19th Jan·91h Feb s1m11arlly of lhelr styles Mac­ The society was started during last Box 0/lice: 226 5425. 34 d•verse. but there 1S a s1rong use of ' WHiiam·s watercolours fall into I he colour. patterns and mythology. term to provide a service to Arts Hamilton Place. tradition of p1c1uresque and ralher studenla which we left was not Lesley Raeside - Tomb of the 1ame landscapes H1s works evoke Free relates 10 lhe mylh of being mel by anyone else. Many little exc1tement as one gets the I studenls enterta1n the vague Laocoon. a holy pnest who was feehng of hav1ng seen it all before. thwarted by 1wo gigantic serpenls notion I hat they would like to use 11 musl be admitted. however. !hal lor warn~ng h1s Tro1an compatriots I thelf degrees as more lhan a piece hos work does have a certain of paper 10 gee them a job lor not accepting the wOoden sensitivity and delicacy that Is horse In which Greek soldiers However, because ol a general ralher attractive He is especially •eck ollnformalion. most of them were h1d1ng responsive to lhe changes in hghl Wendy Halslead moves away abandon lhe idea and go and and atmosphere and this IS best become managers in Marks and lrom the harsh brighl colours ol seen perhaps 1n Earth and Sky, this exhibition co charcoal and Spencers II anyone has ever Scolland, where he conjures up a considered working In museums. Free performance conte, and carves a strong characteristically murky Scottish bondage In Chain Link. conservation. publishing or bogland. It is works like thiS, and journalism, or would lust like to attracts new The upstairs gdllery is cool the extremely delicate Alplntt find oul more about these. the audience for refreshment alter lhe land chaos Light - Praz·de Lys, which Gallery Society Is for lhem. The Lyceum ol downstairs. It was a pleasure IO compensate for the more run·of· next meeting Is at6.30on Monday. see Heather Walker's award· the-mill ones like Estuary. 28th January. In the Fine Art winning Sunday Morning Dundee. The work of Paul Keir, on the Department at 19 George Square. The first ever free performance. Thoro 1S a wonderful sensuality of other hand, Is especially bold and when there will ba a short lalk on on Wednesday January 16th. by colour. paint and composition. a confident. Many ol his works deal palnling conservation. Normally t he Royal Lyceu m Thealte refreshing change to lhl!' fast rood with the fragmentation of llghland meetings are on Tuesdays at 6 and Company atlracted a near arts' only too oflen represented in movement. One Is reminded of I he lhe usual format Is a short talk. capacity of 705 people. The exhibitions works of the fuiUristsllke Balla and ollen with slides, followed by a production, by a nice irony, was The sculptural conlent is small. Dete\Jnay. Yet. Keir's work discussion. aller which members Miliere's the Miser. which runs Alaslair Strachan's Righi on Cue possesses much more severity have the opportunity ol chatting co until 7.15 queues of several and Simon Stewarl's Anthem for and sparring down I O tho the speaker over a glass ol wine hundred had formed outside the Lost Youth an allegory of essentials as can be seen In and a snack provided by the theatre, despite the cold and sleet. unemployment Cadenza I and Cadenza II which committee at a ludicrously low A spokesman for the Royal It 1s encourag1ng lhat these he paints '" black and while tones price Membershi p is also Lyceum said "The aim of the free young ScottiSh art1sts have been of grey. tn Unt11fed (No. I) a Similar outstanding value a1 only £1 for performance was to attracl people given th1s opportunlly to exh1b11 composition. Keor Ul11ises the which you got a talk ovary week who normally don't come 10 lhe their work I only wish more rough side of the hardboard to plus lhe poss•blllly of some v1sots theatre to give it a try. 1n our view cons1dera 11on was g1ven to ils Incorporate a sense ol texture •nto 'behind the scenes" later on 1n the those ligures show lhal 1t was a hang.ng his pa1ntong. E.P. term spectacular success " Sophl• Dowse 8 THE STUDENT Thursday, 241h January 1985

FILM HOUSE FILM SOCIETY (557 0436) (228 2688) Friday 25th. Pleasance Eureka MS Thurs 24th-Sat 2nd5 45,8 t5(2 00 6 45 Die Nlbelungtn Par11 'S1egfned' WH AT Sat) ·eureka 1s mtlhonatre Jack Part 2: 'Knenheld's Revenge· McCann (Gene Hackman)'s Warlike legends are transformed luxunous mansion on hts own onto a sequence of awe-lnsp111ng Carob bean Island Cut ofl from the films, conceoved as a trobule to !he world by hos weallh. he IS obhvoous German nation and repuredly to World War 2 and his alcoholic among Htller's favourotes A wife (Jan e Lapotalre) His classic silent movie made In 1924 obsession Is wllh hiS daughter, and directed by Fritz Lang. Ignoring amongsl orhe r things the mafia who wan! to build a casino Sunday 27th. GST GU I resor1 on h is Island A very good 6 45 An Indian Story film by Nicolas Roeg An honest, lntellogenl and courageous him taking the lorm ol The BIUH Brothers an enquory lnlo the suppression ol Sat 26. 11.00 human roghls In lndoa A masstve car chase develops when two brothers collecl money 7.55 36 Chowlngh" Lane for theor old orphanage wolhout A gentle tale told wolh delicacy and too much reg8td for taw and order Insight and senstllvely acled A good chase comedy, previously opening a small number of rather unpopular wtlh lhe general tasconating windows onto modern public but now wolh a large India 'lollowlng' Wednesday 301h, GST PLUS 6.45 Whisky Galone Eating Raoul Marvellous. last-moving Eallng Paul Barters black comedy aboul comedy--made in 1946 aboul tho a couple who discover their ellects on a small Hebrldean swonger-netghbours dymg to help island in WW2 when a ship full of them raise money tor a new whisky is wrecked nearby Tho Party Animal restaurant (shown first) ABC 2.30. 5 50. 9 15 (229 3030) All you ever wan red 10 know about Prlvale Life Beverly Hilla Cop nymphomania, and a good deal 815 Angel 1.35, •.35, 7 35 Sun 27-Mon 28. 6 15, 8 30 you dodn't It really IS not wonh Much admued recent Sovoel lrtm Agamst, a background ol the lnsh (no 135 perf Sun) troubles, a saxophonost's life os tl Don·r take Granny about a top-level manager whos~ Eddoe Murphy (of 'Trading Places' changed rad•catly when he (Siudenl tockets £1 30 except Fri forced reliremenr reveals rhe fame) plays Oelroit policeman wrtnesses the murder of mule and Sal even1ngs In Odeon 2 and emptoness of hos provate hie, so he a Alex Foley searchong Beverly Holls gorl. lor the people who killed his best 3 .) sets aboUt trying to rebuild l11end Much action and enter· relatoonshlpS wolh family and 1a1nmen1 DOMINION former colleagues (sublllles). (447 2660) Gremlins Frank Lloyd Wright FRENCH INSTITUTE Lyceum Studio Theatre (Tockers £2.70 and £2.30) Ghostbustera Tues 29-Wed 30. 6.30, 8.30 (225 5366) Anthony Howell: Table movts 1 2 30, 5.30, 8.30 2.20, 5 20, 8.20 Film about Amerocan archilecl Les Zozos and II A surprisingly entertaining film Frank Lloyd Wrlghl's career and Much acclaimed (though why 1 Thurs 24. 8.30 Performance - pieces In which 1 wllh Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray and achievemenls can'! Imagine!) Spoelberg yarn Frl 25. 6.00 sol ol furniture and objects Is abour a bunch of horrible little Harold Ramls finding themselves Plus The 60's in a sleepy provonclal turned through 90 degrees crealures which run amok In the faced wllh more !han !hey had (Sounds JOlly rhrolhng ') Charles Rennie Mackintosh boardong school where Frederic town of Kongston Falls bargained for when !hey go inlo and Francots dream ol theor gorl· Fttday 25th January 8 pm business dealing with spooks. An earlier film by Scots film-maker Saturday 26th January 8 pm Ruorback Murray Gtogor,looklng atlhe work fnends and of goong 10 Sweden I 55, 4 55, 7.55 Gremlins and tdeas of tnfluenhal destgner National Gallery of (no 1 55 perf Sun) 2 15, 5 15. 8 15 Chai'tes Aennte Mackontosh Le Coup de Slro«o Scotland Oh dear A 900 fb 'rogue' wold boar Much acclaomed (!hough why I Tues 29. 830 rampagmg through the Australian can't 1magme1) Spellberg yarn Britrsh premoere of Alexendre Turner Watercolours: outback klflmg all that gets on ots aboul a bunch of homble little Arcady's lolm aboUt the hfe ol Vaughan Bequest Thr.. Crowns of the Sailor a Your last chance before Turneo's , way co-starring 100 dead creatures whoch run amok In lhe "poed nou'' !moly before and durong kangaroos and an abanoir !own of Kingston Falls Wed 23rd·Sal 26th gems are packed away wolh lite 600, 830 the Algerian war, and !herr onlegralion Into French society Christmas Oecoralions P ODEON A young man murders hos tulor The Mound Dune made dilflcult by rhe fact rharrhey ~ a~d on leavong !he scone ol the Mon-Sat 10.00·5 00 Sun 2 OO.S 00 (667 7331) 2.00. 5.00 8.00 crome meers an Ancien! Mariner· are regarded as second class 1 1 citizens. Open Eye Gallerv. Ghost busters type logure who proceeds ro tell Confusing and, considering the hom a dream·llke srory A 2.00. 5.00, 6.00 From 261h Jan vast sum of money spent on film exile' Palnlongs by Crawford Campbell A surprisingly entenalnlng film making II, nor as good as one Exhibitoon ot sculpture by Jam .. wilh Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray and mighl have expecled, film version S Harold Aamls finding themselves of !he celebrated Frank Herbert Castle faced wllh more than they novel 75 Cumberland S!teet had bargaoned for when they go Mon-Fn 10.oo-6 00 Sat 10 oo-• 00 lnlo business dealing with spooks Tockels£220(£t 2Utorsrudentsto Pri ntmakers Workshop ~ 101 Dolmotlans Cinemas 1 and 2 and first two oerformances In Conema 3) Urban Por1ralls ~ 215 600 8.30 A slightly confustng array ~ etch•ngs. tothographs an mez.zounts by AnthOnY Oavoas (ill Unoon Street IF~ILMHOU~~* PATRON BELL'S SCOTCH WHISKY 88LOTHIAN ROAD

Cinema 1 Thu 2•.. san 2 Feb 6 4518. 11$ (Also 3-00 pm Wid 30) AI '-111 Nlcotlt Ro.g'a magical lale o f •~htmv ancl ecti"V EUREKA cts) Sltltlng Gene Hacklnln and Th.,_. RuSMII 'A d&uhng Mm b)l a superb film meklf"-O.rtll ~IJcOim. TM Ouard1tfl M.;ntt~nt the most exhiWallng fltm ncM of 1..._ yuf-FIItltt~l run...

CI~Wntl 2 WOd 23-S.t 28 8 0018.30 (Also 3 00 pm Sot 28) A 'IO)'ate ~ lhe tea of dreams Raul RU&Lt THR EE CROWNS OF THE SAILOR !Ul (229 4840) :'.:!,~0'::.~~~:-:C.C::::':.S 8nd the rough poetry of the IotA ... Sinbad the Sailor Unhl 2nd Feb, 2.15 and 7 45 pm Cl'*""-1 The last two weeks of !he run lor Lit• Nghl 60ub1t Sonbad and lrlends. $11281111 pm Ou l ra~t blaCk comedy in Tockets £2.50·£5.50 from !he box EATING RAOUL tta) Shown lor11 olloce. Concessions available Plus John l..tndts' Matlout Brunton Theatre THE BLUES BROTHERS 11$) Musselburgh t llrri"U John 8etushJ and Oan AckrOyd 865 2240 Coming soon • • The Dell'a Awa Alex Cox's bnlllanl REPO MAN .. A NOTHER COUNTRY • A $1)eCI81 1ate 24 Jan-26 Jan, 7 30 pm Royal Lyceum Theatre nlghl preview of STOP MAKING SENSE. S18fflng Talking Heads Tickers from box office (229 9697) Theatre Wor1

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ON ThurSday 24th January Ltlth Welk Black Mamba (557 2590) Tuesday 29th January 7.30 pm Preservation Hall Shalamer Victoria Street • A pare shadow of the ongonal (226 3816) lone-up wrth Jeflrey Danoels and Thursday 24th January Jody Watley gone. just won~ as Minors lhese rmotatoons song classocs hke the excellent A Nrght to El Remember Saturday 26th January, 2-4 pm George Roy Jazzmen Caley Palais Sunday 27th January Lothian Road Tam White Dexters (229 7670) Monday 28th January Thursday 24th January. 7 30 pm Eflglne No. 9 Evervthino But the Girl Tuesday 29th January supported by The Woodenlops The Satellite Club Slresa Front West Tollcrou Wednesday 30th January Every Froday and Saturday C har1ie McNair Goombay Beat reggae and soul 9 30 pm-3 30 am Queen's Hall McEwan Hall Coasters (668 2117) University Music West Tollcrou Friday 25th January at 10 pm Friday 25th January 1.10 pm (228 3252) P lallorm Jazz - New Voices Reid Concert Hall Colin Tipple - organ Wednesday 30th January The evening features Festive; Niels Gade: No. 1 of Three Tone Napier College presents. Philip Bancrolt 4: M1nus One Thursday 24th January 7 30 pm Pieces The Oaintees Festova's 7-plece line-up is Latin Jane Manning- soprano Peter Eben: Kleme Chora/parrlta Hurrah jazz, Bancroft is a BBC sax winner; J. Rheinb erger: Sonata No. 14 /n C Micro-Disney Simon Rowland-Jones - voola and Minus One include Cleo Leone Tony Hymas - poano ma;or Admossion free Hoochie Coochie a nd singer Rachel Anderson Wilma Paterson: 3 poems of Lr Chang Chao West Tollcrou • Tickets £2 members. £3 non­ Somon Rowland-Jonas. 7 p1aces St Cecilia's Hall (225 1938) members for solo vrola Sunday 27th January 7.50 Sunday 27th January 12 modnoght Anthony Payne Evenmg Land Edward McGuire 5 songs for Songs from ·Malcuf and other IO NS Hey dey Saturday 26th January 7 45 types ot Tunisian Classical Music vorce. v1ota and prano Conce<1o Class Winners presented by Tahar Gharsa and La Sorbonne Martm Dalby· Anromerte alone tpl Scottish Academy Elgar. Serenade lor St11ngs Frank 811dge 3 songs lor vooce, hos ensemble. A world ans season 69 Cowgate Dvorak: Romance for vrolm and v•ola and p rano event presented in associalion l British Art Show: Old '(226 5641 ) orchestra Jonathan Lloyd· 3 songs lor vorce. woth Ans Worldwode. )4iancot and MW Directors :~ahms. Lrebeslieder Waltze. Op. vrola and plano 111984 Thursday 24th January 0 . F. Dance Noel Coward Group of s0<1gs arr Usher Hall J-troduc:t.on to contemporary Spohr- Nonet SomCHI Rowland-Jonas & Tony ntn the work of 82 anosiS and Friday 25th January ScrrabJn: Piano Concerto '" F Haymas Fnday 25th January 7.30 pm ltgroups-paonhng. sculpture Napalm Stars sharpmmor medoa and photography Arutuman: Trumpet Concerto Barber: Overture. the School tor Saturday 26th January ft1ed by love perlormances Cotendge-Taylor Hrawath's Scandal The Reel Secrets Weddmg Feast Tuesday 29th January 1 10 pm Dvorak: Cello Concerto Tlllound Monday 28th January • Tickets £1 student concessoon Tbe Edinburgh Querttl & Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra ~/

Radio Forth, the independent local radio station broadcasting as usual on MW while carrying special Festival based In Edi nburgh, which serves East Central coverage on VHF. Was It a scotland, celebrated its tenth birthday on Tuesday. success? The station 's local rock music out put centres around Yes, very much so II was the first time the IBA had allowed it to the Inc reasingly popular programmes presented by happen. Festival C1ty Radio was colin Somerville. Alastair Dalton and Petra sponsored by Britosh Aorways so Macdonald talked to h i m about Radio Fo rth's part In all the costs of the operation were the local music scene. Pho tos by covered Because or ots success John Lindsay. we can now go back tO the IBA w1th a much stronger hand We How did you monageto enter Into What can you offer by way ol hope to be able to repeal It lor thiS Broodeattlng wi th Radio Forth? advk:e ond guidance to a local years Fest1val In the future. 1was wrttlng concert reviews for band? perhaps we could do ot on a my tocal paper when t was fifteen Maonly, we provode an onformal permanent bas•s. w1th mus1c on and want on to do a course at contact serv1ce for the band w1th one frequency and speech on the Napier College on Edonburgh. In the musoc business as well as other 19791 startedw11h Radio Forth as a promoting their music via our own On another level, Radoo Forth IS tra1nea news reporter, and was weekly dayt1me playllst and five Involved In the consortium bidding then asked to help with a local individual 'hltplcks', which last lor the cabel TV tranchiso for thO music programme, which I took week Included singles from Edinburgh area. which could over three years ago Our local Sideway l ook (from Coalbridge) Involve the station In new activities 1ock music coverage now consosts and Jesse Rae. We don't do a band 1n the future. of a threa hOur Monday night a favour purely because they're slogt. Scottish Waveband, and an loul, though; we want good adventurous anyway. and Radio agreement between the 18A and hour long show on. Tuesdays, music. Forth has had higher daytime the Performing Rights Society Forlh Street, which I originally listening figures than Rad10 One How hH Radio Forth reacted to (PAS), and was set on the premise presented with' Munel Gray. In lor the past st. years tha Increasing blandne" of Radio that restncling the amount of addollon to these shows, I'm also recorded music that could be RADIO H81d of Features - b1g One? We dOalls. wh1ch was "Ha/f­ they want to play and no ' • Gigs Latest ' competent foursome, pan1cularty •mprOVIslld"accordlng to Graham, compromlsong ' \ Itt C are fast and loud, only John the drummer whose rhythm hng up lor two songs 1n lheor 11· fell apart somewhat because tf\e Nlk While ' Back next week ' 100 and beat never lUnched once lead gu1tarist was out oltune only bo 0 set The" sound does not throughout the set The bass line is ng any other band to mind. a few bars Into the song ~ Mus1c Page graph•cs: Toby Porter ~ always flow1ng 1n the background ' ' 12 THE STUDENT Thursday, 24th January 1985 FEATURES Carnival '85-

On February the 17th What exactly does Carnival ·ss consist of? Carnival comes to Edin­ A parade will take place on burgh. This offers a Sunday the 17th of February at chance to share in the 3.30 pm In Princes Street. That will unique experience. of the go from the East End to the West End. We've also got permission largest carnival in the from the police to collect lor the world. in Rio de Janeiro. Ethiopia Appeal during the parade. It will last for about an This week, Paul Quinn hour or so. talks to the man behind the In the evening there Will be a Rio scheme, Keith Wimbles, Night in Cinderella Rockerfellas who is studying Spanish which will be suitably decorate.i for the occasion, and will run from and Portuguese at the 9 pm till 2 am. For that we have an University. Edinburgh band called Contos who play Latin American music. How did you go about starting the There will at so be a disco provided carnival in Edinburgh? by Club Lat1no as well as The flrst thing I did was to put up Cinderella's own disco which will a notice around Edinburgh with a concentrate on Latin music. photograph asking for any ideas Both events are very Important? or contributions. Aller about four Yes. obviously the night-time weeks there was still no response event will be a success. And at all until I got a letter from the incidentally It is not Obligatory but Art and Society Heriot·Watt Norwegian Students' people are encouraged to dress up Association, whose pres1dent. in bright costumes; there will be a For those of you who groan with horror, exaspera­ Also, one of the most tnteres!· Halvor Lunde, has been very keen prize lor the best. However, the lng features of the exhibition is the on the idea and has been very day event Is just as Important and tion or utter bewilderment at the thought of ever noticeable absence ol Britain's helpful. we want everybody to become understanding 'Modern Art', don't despair; the latest more famous artisls like Hockney Could you explain the Norwegian involved bOth inside and outside of message from the art world is that 'modernism' is out, and Moore. Instead. several little Involvement? the University and we are now about to witness a return to the more known artists form an Important They have a parade in April for I believe you want all the societies part of the exhiblti'on. their Constitution Day and so they to become Involved? traditional or representational values in painting and It is thanks to Citibank and The thought that it would be a good Indeed. we are very Interested In sculpture. At least this is the theme of the British Art Bntish Petroleum Company that idea to combine th1s w1th the bands for the parade (of any SOrt) Show, currently on view at the Royal Scottish the exhibttlon was made possible. carn,val. Apparently carnival is a and are encouraging tho various At a lime when arts are coming big thing in Norway now and I societies to dress up for the day. A Academy. The exhibition is the second one in a series, under heavy cuts. this patronage Is think It's because It's so unlike newsletter to this effect will be sent begun in 1979, intended as a regular review of recent especially important It gives art a their way of life; it's someth1ng to all the soclehes. British art. chance to reach the people. This tropical You say It's going towards principle has been displayed Ethiopia; how exactly does that The first exhibition was Do you think that It will work over locally, in lhewaylheScoNishArts here? work? organised by arbs! and cnt1c Council have set up a mobfle show William Packer The organisers of I hope so. because Edinburgh Is We decided to have the carmval of the works of Scottish artists to the current exhibiuon. however, such a big city that it could quite as a fun th10g BUill we are going tour the more deprived areas of decided to move away from this easily hold such an event. The city to actually make any money then highly personal se1ect1ve Edinburgh. It 1S also present in the Is world famous for Similar events obviously we don't want that to go approach and Instead three British Art Show, e.g dally soch as the Fest1val And what IS into our pockets. So we realised exhibition tours by young anists people were commissioned to really tack109 Is something at lh1s that It is possible to make a and lectures related to the art choose works wh1ch would relfecl time of year. when people are fed reasonable proht out of thiS and represented'" the show have been a structured and argued view of up after Christmas and New Year hand this over to charity lor scheduled. the 'best' in British art 1979-84 People have got nothmg really to Eth10p1a It's in thll news just now The selectors had to consider I he The exhibition Is Indeed a do till summer and tl's someth1ng people know a work ol over a thousand artists­ fascinating one. We get the What about the critics who say that tot about. But this need is going to no easy task! chance to see the work of the it is stupid having a march In cont10ue for quite a long time. leading figurative artists, e.g Kltaj, British art, to put It mildly, has February? I believe you have Invited a host of never been exactly attne forefront whose 'Refugees' is on display For a start it's not really going to celebrities? of artistic change. Rather. the Worh range from t ne savage irony be a march; hopefully there'll be Yes. Mary Whitehouse and Pele battle for artistic supremacy has of Jerry Atkinson's 'ldeolog,cally lots of music and dancing. The nave bOth been Invited but he was raged between France and ltalv Battered Postcard from Trotsky.jn whole point 1S that you cannot hav1ng trouble w1th h1S coconuts. against America and Britain Coyoacan lo Stalin m Moscow, allow the weather to restrict you Do you think the carnival will lead nowever has tended to stand aside dated 1939', smeared with blood Does that mean that people In to an upsurge In citrus style of the maiO conflict. British artists and shit, to the more tongue-in­ Iceland or Greenland have to stay haircuts? on the whole have not succumbed cheek cynicism or Tim Head's Indoors watching telly all year Undoubtedly to the latest art1stic trend of 'StateoflheArt'.ln this work, Haad round? And It can be quite good Finally, where does the carnival go 'expressionism·. although. had assembled all that makes fun If it's snowing It'll be great from here? inevitably. some ripples have been today's homes so different - toy There can't be anything more Well, 1 shall be leaving made. Instead. now. the insularity plastic Skulls. aeroplanes, different than seeing Princes Edinburgh next year but I wo~ld monsters. computer games. video of British an is now begmning to ttadltional techniques and repre­ Street full of people Jumping up greatly encourage anyone to p1ck _ be seen as an advantage, horror films, ca ICulators, and and down In the snow with jazz up where I tell off. It could be. sentational imagery because It vibrators. They rise from the floor favouring as It does a certain allows them to engage (as bands behind them. perhaps. combined with the Individuality. like New York rises from the sea. Edinburgh Festival and/or held as literature and film have done) in Ttie Empire State Building is the What gave you the Idea for The reaction of the general the issues which concern society Carnival '85? a twice or thrice yearly event. The public to the show is a rather shiny cross end of an electric most import.ant thing Is for in general. In other words. the dildol The modern here, the Well. I spent almost three years mixed one. Some people I spoke to visual arts. are moving more there teaching English. 1 had the everyone to become Involved and were horrified by the fact that artefacts of our lime. now seem to enjoy themselves. towards the needs of the average speak of tawdry lives and opportu nity to go to the carnival in people should even pay for such person. Th" artists, so it Is Rio and I saw how much fun it 'atrocltle.s', let alone waste emotions. claimed, now see the futility and All in all, this exhibition could be and how it could brighten valuable exhibition space In selfishness in dealing with the people's lives up. even with the bothering to display them. Many represents one or the more far­ abstract theme of 'art about art'. reaching attempts to make the massive unemployment in their lamented the 'ugliness' of many of However. as Andrew Brighton In country. II helped them forget all the works, as they were ·not lhe visual arts a pari of our everyday Art Monthly points out, life. Perhaps. now we can this for a tittle while. LtJ Sorhonne kind of pictures to hang in one's 'Modernism Is not like a pair of Could you·describe exactly what anticipate a future where EXCELLENT FOOD & WINE living-room·. knickers you can drop and walk goes on at this time? hopefully a visit to a modern art LIVE MUSIC NIGHTLY Basically, it all boils down to the away from!' Indeed, this Is Basically, the carnival takes question of what really Is art's role galley wil mean for all not a day of REAL ALES rellected in the exhibition where confusion but a feeling of a day place all over Brazil lor three to in society. Many anistsoverthe last both figurative and absttact works four days. The two most famous ftve year~ have been retUrning to equally feature. well spent. E.P. ALL FUNCTI;NS CATERED carnivals are held In Rio and FOR FREE OF CHARGE Salvador. The carnival In Rio is . mainly for tourists whereas the STUDENTS WELCOME one In Salvador is a street festival WARM FRIENOL Y and the place Is absolutely packed ATMOSPHERE lor days on end and the people only go to bed for four hours. It's a 69 COWGATE. EDINBURGH mixture of parades and clubs. Phone: 226 5641 What sort ot response have you had so tar? Well, Norsoc obviously have a FREE lot of connections at Heriot-Wall. ADMISSION We've talked to tots of people at the University and everyone Is very keen; I th10k probably because It's something new and positive. A lot Of people think It's a good idea but k won't work in practice but slowly 8-9 we're gelling them round to !he HAPPY idea It is finalised now, all 11 needs HOUR is peor.le to panlcipate. THE STUDENT Thursday, 24th January 1985 13 FEATURES Peel appeal

The visit of the John Peel Roadshow to Chambers Street has become something of a tradition at the University. Now with the restricted amount of money available to attract " I do feel bad about the ludicrous entertainment this event looms even aumt ol money I gel paid.• . ," larger in the University calendar. This year Roy Wilkinson was there to London and like to get away from about the luture because he still llrst airplay to Peel and it is very speak to the grand old man of night-· there as quickly as I can Also llond thinks Liverpool have a realistic sad to th ink that th1s opportunity my ears are going a btl so that alter chance of retaimng the League may be lost. especially when one time· Radio One. lwo or three numbers I have to Championship. consoders his heors apparenl leave as my e.,s stan hurttng • Before he leaves to do h•s OJ John Peel is such an Wtth the lopptng off of the a11 wrong and of course I'm betng Perhaps that'll cure hom of hos spot for the last hour of the unassumtng, unaffected character very d1ploma11c hera 1 thonk the that you can't help t1k1ng him It Thursday output o f the John Peel success of porate stations has fondness for Belgians bangtng roadshow we are harangued by show and tis replacement Wtlh two was refreshing to speak to hom- I shown that people do want more dustbin lids- tndeed some would some lunatoc Irishman who oilers just hope we'll still be able to hear hours of the very orrotattng Tommy adventurous programming and say he lost his hearing long ago. Peel h1s heanlelt congratulations Vance. Peehe has become an on· The chat turns to football on helping the Undertones to hos slightly worlS matches? SKIING 'Yeah. that's nght. but now I go to tt>e toilet instead You know other day?' small • captain Kirk was on Star Trek 17 'No, I watched the darts-good some good up and coming lads 'Almost in Paradise' years and never went for a slash!' Isn't it? No Willie's a good player •• who will soon emerge on the scene 'Oh. I thought that's what all .a bit lucky, but a good player.' - Steven Haddley to name but Skiing conditions, as with the skiing as good as It was the acid rain business was about. last weekend. should not be hard. 'Steve, why have Scotland got one. The next generation. the everyone w ho ventured Old you watch Wollle Thorne win no first class snooker players?' generatl on.' For those. and I hope there are the flnal of the snooker the 'Because their pockets are too Dave Yarrow up to the Cairngorms last many, interested In a weekend's weekend will testify, are skiing here is some helpful now at their best. lnformatoon. It is obviously best to travel by car but for those wothout SHINTY ~ Obviously such condi­ that facility a Stagecoach return to tions vary enormously Aviemore is £4.80 (Bril•sh Rail woth weekend to weekend, but SAC Is £10.80 return). Accom· Edinburgh Uni v.UisterUn ·~ Rugby modation is best sought on the the next month should numerous B&Bs on the north side p rovide excellent skiing of Aviemore- price £7.50, but be careful to book early or you might experience however, when they potential a nd s o w hy not On the first weekend o f find yourself sl eeping In managed to get a long ball to the term, the Edinburgh exploit the fact that Klngussie. Ski hire is bast soon to Edinburgh's 'Ee·by-Gum' Aviemore is- only three in the bottom chaorllft cenlre. The University Shinty Team Kraghorn who deftly put II past the played hosts to a touring EU March hours north of here by skos are on good condition and the Edonburgh goalie 'Smokey.Joe' service os gracious (price £6 per Cammogie (female hurly) Lowe. The rest of the first hall enjoying a " get away from day book'n all). The day lilt pass Is team from the University developed Into a mld·foeld battle On it all" break. £7•0. with few balls getting to the full of Ulster at Coleraine. Fonally, one poece of advice. get forwards. Somewhat unfairly. Aviemore os Hurley is a game akin to The second half began Edin Unlv RFC 31; bracketed with British Raol as up to the slopes early. Last I weekend I arroved at the bottom shinty in some repsects promising tor Edinburgh when Greenock Wands. 24 sound joke material, its value for money often being criticised, Its Chairlifl at .10 am and didn't starf but the hurly sticks their international full back 'Jilted' I A fter two months o f not facilities subject to ridicule. But skiing until 12. (No - tho ski resemble spades. To Wood appeared. Unfortunately a . . nasty back Injury deprived him of play1ng toget her, Edm­ Avlemore remains Scotland's No. bunnies weren't willing.) Queuing Is a problem but If you're clever ensure a fatr match a playing in this exciting game. burgh University kicked I small town tourist attraction and combination of shinty It is up to us to support the area you can avoid the worst of it Howev~r the conditions wore not off to a successful win Dave Yarrow and hurly rules are conducove to the last flowing game and not condemn it - and ,this, adopted. the Edinburgh players have over a stro~g Greenock ~------~------~ W•th conditions more suited to become used to and it was not I Wanderers Side. lee hockey than the majestic sport unitI ~he last minute thet Konghorn The performance was shaky but ol shinty, it was not surprlsong that got hos second, and lhe final goal the students' saviour was Ricky Edinburgh struggled to raise a ofthedaywhenherocketedashot Hunter who kicked 19 points. team for tho first game of t985. past the sprawling 'Smokey.Joe·. I The game opened with a score However to make the game more Thus tho game ended and the I'"the first tour minutes from Interesting the teams were spilt up players retired to the communal flanker John Douglas who went Ind. the mate shinty players showerwhereagoodllmewashad over rouowlng a tw-man tineout wllhngly played with female hurly by everyone. That night and the clos to 1he line. Hunter converted players ndxt, the Coleraine girls were Iand moments later slotted over a The game began woth a throw­ treated to an excellent display of drop-goal. ~~ 2 pm and was soon on full socialismg, Shon~·Style, and all Greenock came back strongly The g1tls from went home smollng and the two sides shared penalties Cotralne soon showed their Rhurlg Mh.. dhlon Jnr before Greenoc~. after constant pressure, crossed the Edinburgh line. The Edinburgh pack responded On the Ball . quickly to the challenge and afler a strong run !rom prop forward Tim Sale, his partner In the front row, at:' ~ou're still contemplaling the Sports Union Awards will take Mike Thorpe. went over for a ehndong one of the socoal events place with awards given to best famous score In the corner. The 01 1 eyear-theSportsUnlonBall male and female athletes and club 1 teams again shared penalties to ~hen forget it. A11500tlckets had of the year. Various awards lor leave ths core 19·10 at half-tome. Ch Spoken for well before outstanding contributions to sport The second half saw a tot of hard PI rostmas. The event which takes at Edinburgh University will also driving from the Greenock pack tt!ce on Thursday 7th February at be presented. VIce-President of resultong In two tnes for theor stat~r0rth British Hotel he$ risen In the Sports Union, Mark Loughlin forwards. However. Edinburgh hit • e over the last two or three this year's organlser essisted by back st ralghl eway with another Years to attain an enviable Emma Dickens, says he Is try from Douglas afler a ruck on ~~~~lation as a well organised confident of a "hlg~ l y successful the Greenock line. Hunter even 1• notto be missed. This year's Ball which will continue lhe good converted and then struck home a repu; 1~ks like living up to such a work and build on the undoubted penalty. A atoon set by its predecessors. success of previous Sports Union Greenock again were not tou £26 double ticket Includes a Balls". He hopes to "ensure that finished and a strong runby their au ' ::OUtse dinner and breakfast. everyone has an enjoyable number 8 resulted in thelf fourth enf!t~ented by a varied array of evening resulting In the event score which was easily converted. tastes onments. Most musical being a sell-out again next year." Strong defence by Edinburgh I night d~re catered for with an all· For those 'lucky enough to have kept the~ In front to the end ~nd Carri~sco and live music from a tickets things are looking good. Hunter naoled thecolfon with a fmal IJld a an St~l Band, jazz Band But for the rest of us - let's start penalty minutes from the end. Band Scottish Country Dance queuing for '86 folksl A good start to the term for the AW students. and their unbeaten tven;~ During the course of the by Oevt Yl!fOW lheannual resentatlonot record still Intact. Back Page I

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