8 OCT 1993

8 October 1993

REVELATIONS HIGHLIGHT LEEDS UNIVERSITY'S MILITARY CONNECTIONS I MI5 HUNTS FOR CAMPUS SPY ritain's top spy-catchers priority for MI5 bosses a research the end of the clandestine Communist links. notorious recruitment have launched a desperate to eliminate the last contract worth By Marlyn Beauchamp Cold War. It was most of whom tend to stick operations ut institutions such Bnational hunt for a vestiges of Cold War over 1:260.000 was not launched together in a tight-knit circle. as Cambridge University.He Leeds academic who is believed espionage. part of the MoD's biological simply as a desire to get the The files reveal that Sender also alleges that a former to have spied fur East The mole hunt mirrors warfare programme. The record straight but in response was handled by a Stasi officer Leeds professor, who is now a Germany during the Cold similar operations under way Forensic Medicine Department to claims that certain former called Hirschfeld or Stasi alor academic in the North of War. in other Western countries. at Leeds University carried out Stasi agents are now Department 15. That England, was responsible for Secret files obtained by the The MI5 hunt conies at a research at the Porton Dawn freelancing for Russia and the department oversaw internal regional MI5 recruitment CIA from a Russian military time when Leeds University's laboratory. Middle East. where VVestern security in the city of Leipzig when he was at Leeds intelligence officer and reliance on military research In 1990 the university commercial and scientific and specialised in the I Mversity. acquired by The Times grants is coming under awarded an honourary degree secrets are still very sensitive recruitment of academics. A senile'. lecturer at Leeds newspaper have revealed the increasing scrutiny. to Casper Weinberger. the and highly valuable. According to Stasi files, the t. n iv er'Sity Department, who mole to be one of three leading An investigation by Leeds controversial former U.S. The fear is that some spy Leeds informant would have has an interest in espionage British academics employed by Student has revealed that in Defence Secretary. networks in East Germany been recruited by East German said: "Spying for the East East Germany during the 1989 the university held fifteen Accusations were levelled may have been taken over by intelligence officers working certainly still exists - and there 1480s. military research contracts, that the university was new masters and there are ostensibly as diplomats in the is no reasnn why it shouldn't The actual identity of the three of which were on behalf attempting to sell itself to the concerns that Western security London Embassy. involve an academic at Leeds spy has still not been of the U.S. defence department. Pentagon as an establishment services are recruiting former An expert in International University. discovered but MI5 knows it to In just one month the able and willing to undertake Eastern bloc agents. Studies has told Leeds Student The hunt has wider be an academic who either University was awarded military research on behalf of Sender is believed to he one that espionage occurs not only implications. The Security lives or works in Leeds and research grants and contracts the United States. of the freelancers. A Leeds at institutions in Leeds but in Service is also keen to acquire knows the codename attributed from the Ministry of Defence According to a British political expert said the city the North of England as 'mobilisation files' whichi i to the spy by Stasi: 'Sender'. totalling nearly £100,000. Intelligence officer the hunt for has. for decades, contained a whole, thereby deflecting contain the real names of noire Identifying the spy is now a It has also been claimed that 'Sender' is important despite 'caucus' of academics with attention away from the more than 500 top agents. LEEDS UNIVERSITY PLANS "PUT JOBS AND PAY AT RISK"

"ngserving staff at Leeds life." LUniversity face an By Richard Fletcher Sutcliffes currently run the uncertain future following a catering service at Goldsmiths decision by university bosses UNISON Branch Secretary College. University of London. to contract out their catering Phil Booth said: Students and staff at Goldsmiths services, according to union "Some of the staff have been were critical of the service. officials. working fur the University for Administration worker. Christine University bosses plan to over 20 years. This proves that it Higgins said: contract out the catering is a myth that the University is a "I think it is too expensive for service. which employees over caring progressive employer. It students, the food is horrible. you 140 workers. to Sutclifle shows that the University are not getting quantity or quality Catering Services. hierarchy are following the Tory for your money. Their is no Although the University parties philosophy of cheap or filling food. in fad the have stressed that there vs ill he commercialism and privatisation." pub is cheaper." no redundancies. UNISON. Annette Lawson, who as Carl Potter. Director of the public service union, claim Worked for the University fur Residential and Commercial that initial investigations have over fifteen years said: "I am services said that the plans were revealed that the employment very loyal to the university. I at an early stage and had to pass record of Sutcliffe and have been here for fifteen years. through various committees associated companies is 'poor'. I don't know about the future. but before being finalised. He also They also claim that Sutcliffe I would like to think our jobs are stressed that Sutcliffe's would L. has a poor history of service. safe. This has become part of my recognise current contracts. Annette Lawson, fifteen years of service for Leeds University Pic: Harriet Walker INSIDE: SPOTLIGHT EXAMINES THE GOVERNMENTS REFORM OF NUS

UNUENSITY OF LEM 2 News Batteries not included

Briefly T eeds University Union Exec has agreed Drunk floods hotel Law subsidise an underwear and sex toy party in the student union, Isrites Helen titan, don. believing a fire had NEW SHOP Crossley. The Ann Summers party will take A ,tudent at Leeds started. had turned on two AT place during Sexy Health Week, 15th - 19th ..Metropolitan University IL inn Turner water valves on the sixth floor BECKETTS November, and all proceeds will go to AIDS has been found guilty of and one on the seventh. The charities. causing over E26,000 damage Square. on March 29 last year. resulting flooding had caused Facilities for The proposal was put forward by Cori at a city centre hotel when he DIGEST The evening passed without 26 rooms to he evacuated and students at LMLas Nershaw, WU Welfare Secretary. and met turned on three water valves. incident. and the bar closed at £17.0110 worth of direct Beckett Park site with no objection front Exec members. Russell Phillip Snowdon. a 12.30am. However, at around damage to the hotel. have improved In her presentation to the Exec council. third year engineering student. NEWS 2,3,4,5 2.10am, the night manager was Snowdon admitted that he with the Nershaw said: "The aim is not to promo( was ordered to du 20(1 hours called to deal with Snowdon had been drinking and had installation ot women as sex objects. but that sea as fun. and COMMENT 6,7 community service after who was hanging on a door on told the police that he was: new shop. th cr women should enjoy it as touch as men." denying the charge of criminal ARTS 8,9 a second floor room. The "just playing the hero", three times the The party will be for women only, and a, damage. manager then left to deal with although he denied having any size of the sale sex message will pervade throughout., MUSIC 10,11 The incident occurred at a a lire alarm on the sixth floor. recollection of turning on the previous shop, it Attempts to find a similar event for men have CLASS/JAZZ 12 Ball at the Queens Hotel, City The court was told that valves. is designed to so far proved fruitless, BOOKS 13 cater for the Amanda Newman. 2nd year year 14,15 increased number Management Studies student, said: "It sounds' FOCUS of students. A lilt like a good way to raise money fur a CULTURE 16 Graduating fifty years on tor disabled worthwhile cause, but I'm not sure I'll he THE GUIDE .. 17-23 students will also going." he installed later Nershaw is currently awaiting permission , well as the usual parents this term. tor the erection of at seventy blot aglatable CLASSIFIEDS 24 gushmg with pride at their A condom outside the union building during TRAVEL 25 c utlet's graduation ceremony in providing access to the meeting healthy sex week. July, there were also a number of rooms, Exec SPORT ... 26, 27, 28 sons and daughters who turned up to applaud their Offices. the Rag success advice service mother/fathers success. writes • •••••••••••••• tudents from the too Leeds universities I POLICY 1 Helen Cr,PASICV. and of course the new shop. have become Britain's top rag fundraiser* Ten graduates. now in their S at their very first attempt. a riles Claudia J 70s. finally gut the chance to don Leech Student is an independent Brawn. Newspaper sertina %haling, ai their cap and noun 51) years or LLB DEM Leeds Rag raised 1:10.940 whale touring Leeds Fait ersity. I eeds more alter leaving unit ersay Manchester. Preston. Penrith, Glasgow., Metropolitati Lam (ashy and The students, who, graduated visa Edinburgh. Middlesbrough, Stockton and othei tolleee, in and front Leeda larut el say between Durham rag mats. PAll and I0-1i. weir' unable io The Liberal Dressed in boiler suits made out of attend their oriental ceremonies Democrat dishcloths, the Leeds troopers set a new because of War Id War 1 u spokesman tor record. raising more money in a week than I In come years many Educanon. Don any other college has done hefOre. graduates could not attend Foster Will visit Organiser Graham Buchanan said."The I because the, were drafted into Leeds I .1 tour was a resounding success, smashing our a(.111C seta ite Other ceremonies Metropolitan initial target of aitaaNa Other Rags around a Lae cancelli ihraugh tear 01 University on laaal% !al l ti Jerald,. Friday 15th Oct. the eountry have been doing grand tours for years and we base broken the record on our tIn itaeit ma it degree 51 12 - 1.30pm. He Editor first attempt. I'm delighted," he added. t ests firth- 2.1-,1d1J,IIL'. Norman will be speaking Ra:hatd Fletcher The cash raised will go to local chanties. s.alers said. It a as a great on "Facing the including the Imperial Cancer Research Deputy Editor Better late than never... Norman Webster has finaly graduated teelina and it a as Milf■d1011,, to Future", and Fund. Sant Greenhill Picture: Richard Fletcher dd It educatiun reforms F d Assistant Editor oo John McLeod will he aalatil,. Science or art? News Editors Loan con Harrassment charge Marts n Beauchamp -ANTI-NAZI Rosa Prince By John Revill 'Thousands of high-grade A-level students By Joha l ruler at EMU has BASH John Res ill Aiet:taxed the support of his have been left devastated this Summer up to after twenty-three universities withdrew their Chief Reporter weds universities may he local MP falltat mg allegations because ha, work ads not A special General Man Rover over-subscribed arts courses from the Lhit by a barrage of bogus that his diploma had been atandard, despite consistently Meeting, entitled clearing system. writes Claudia J Comment Editor applications for student loans, downgraded after he complained scoring high marks. "Smash the -arts and humanities faculties have been Helen Crossly) warn several London councils ahout the collapse eiturse. Ile was also harassed for Nazis". will he hit by a government decision to cut the Focus Editor swindled out of thousands of Andrea Darhson, a mature failing to attend his course. held on funding of their courses by £550 per student, Ilelgn Sage pounds resulting from student 01 the former Leeds despite evidence of the hours that Wednesday 13th fraudulent applications. Polytechnic. t unattained of the he had spent "logged on to the forcing unwelcome cuts to he made. The Arts Editors October. Those one north-east London council stairs failure to complete his unit ersas computer. result has been not only a huge amount of Lit L-kstein interested should uncovered 61 cases of computing and communications NOV,' Harlington's MP. Keith disappointed arts applicants, but thousands of Emma Hanley go along to the to ask the empty places on under-subscribed science attempted fraud last year, technology diploma, as well as la a in pson. is Elias Hall at 1pm. Musk Editors while Brent council has harassment by the stall and his Department of Employment to courses. Alex Saunders identified 200 fraudulent grant grant being stopped_ re% leW the ease and explain how Government ministers have openly Johnny Davis applications. filly-two of which After complaining after the new university, are kept admitted that the cuts are designed to SAFETY had also applied for loans, lecturers our turning up. the accountable. persuade institutions to emphasise science Clas.sa1aza TALKS Mark Funnel' The Leeds Unis.ersits Loan sy llabus not being era ered and 1.Mll said: "the course is not and technology, at the expense of the Office remained reticent about the third tenet eollapsing, he ails award bearing. Most students on markedly more popular arts subjects. Books Editor Two safety talks, the problem told that lie had tailed his coma. the course are very successful" But enthusiasm for science courses John McLeod aimed primarily remains muted Despite at 1.6% increase in ut women, The I:uide arc the number of candidates gaining A to C Stephen being given at Student firebomb grades, there was a marked fall in entries for Jule. it ii,u.nlr terrorist sentenced Beeketts Park A level physics, chemistry. biology and other campus by Sports Editor n Irish student from Tuesday. sciences. officers from Roger rk ,t/ICTIVOIrtti Bradford and like s lit ( With his accomplice. Loma Fitzsimmons, President of the NUS Milgarth Police. ACommunity College Sean Cruickshank, the said:"Thousands of students are going to be Go to the Jubilee and an accomplice have O'Donnell. 39, admitted student planted firebombs disappointed, despite brilliant A level results. Room on 7 Oct. been sentenced to 35 years planting incendiary ices in Marks & Spencer. Stop The chances of finding a place at University des 12.15 - 1.30pm. NEWSDESK in prison for planting have been drastically reduced, especially for in five stores on June 17 and Shop, Waterstones. or the City Site 314251 DAY arts and social sciences. firebombs in Leeds city and was sentenced by Mr Rawcliffes and Supersave, Lecture Room a "There are already problems with centre last year. Jutice McPherson at causing £50,000 of damage on 8 Oct. 12.45 - 434727 NIGHT overcrowding and this has a disastrous effect Eamonn Patrick Newcastle Crown Court on as part of a terror campaign. 2,00ptn. on the quality of higher education."

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 News 3 Management freebies spark row

eeds Metropolitan staff training and development The proposed tour is only external relations at LMU, University chiefs base are far more crucial than the \ iuly ri Beauchamp one of several control 1. rsies defended both Mr Price and Lcome under fire from university's international currently surrounding Mr the university. staff and students alike fur image. needs within the 1.‘11'." Price. who retires in "Chris Price will he wasting thousands of pounds in One lecturer, who preferred He highlighted the shortage March,Staff have expressed involved in a more the run-up to the retirement of to remain anonymous, revealed of new books. staff disgust that a property at ambassadorial capacity until principal Chris Price. that LMU students are being development cuts and LMU's Beckett Park cite had his retirement. No Mr Price is scheduled to go educated in cramped photocopying difficulties as been refurbished for Mr international image means no on a foreign tour - including conditions with, as in one more pressing problems. Price's pre-retirement use - international students, who stops in Australia. Malaysia faculty, six staff working in an Moreover, popular courses only three years after the bring in over two million and Hong Kong - to develop office only six square yards in were in danger of being axed £60,000 refurbishment of his pounds to LMU each year." he international contacts. The trip size. because money was not present I,MU-owned flat. said. goes ahead despite lecturers' Another lecturer was more available to fund a few hours The arrangements for "I'm sure lecturers complaints that the unisersity vitriolic. "Here we have Mr administration. Twelve Mr Price's succession - leaving complaining of current under- is strapped for cash. Staff Price going off globe-trotting 'disillusioned' lecturers were three different people funding would think again claim that new library books, but the value of such an reported to have retired effectively in charge - have we had to take two million improved facilities for "often exercise is questionable when prematurely in one department also come under attack. pounds away from them." impoverished" students and there are so many other urgent alone. But Mark Shields, head of Chris Price: getting a tan? Job Cheap beer at Leeds 'top consideration' Leeds Student award arents are reeling after the Ppublication of new evidence By Julia Oldham probs revealing that their finest By Rosa Prince hold the price of beer to he the Their UM (University ccds Student has been By Bridget Knight top consideration when Booze Index) has become choosing a university. indispensable to anyone about La.hurthsted Best Student And not linty do British to complete an t CCA form - it Paper in this year's he job prospects for students drink far more beer. reveals enormous diversity in Guardian/NUS media awards Tgraduates are at their worst wine and spirits than any of the price of a pint across the Three other paters have been level since 1983 according to their European counterparts, country: sh un (listed. The Mancunian figures published by the but Leeds University students Your average pint weighs in I.Manchestert. 4 ision INforto and University's Statistical Record do more liver-hashing than any at a grant busting £162 at London Student 11 unttunt. The last week. college in Britain. London. but only 92p in avant presentation will take The proportion out of work The recently published Liverpool, making it strictly place on Sunday at King's rose from 10- In and with the PUSH - the Polytechnic and necessary to buy mare than College] ondon rising level of unemployment University Students Handbook one at once. For hens s 0.7d. Ntattela I dtlor, Richard these figures look Set to to get stresses that factors tither drinkers this huge difference Het, Itci said 'It'. an honour, worse. than course details and has major implications for the Leeds Student. and particularly By the year 20(1(1 the academic reputation are at the general cost of living. last year's editor and his team of proportion of school leavers forefront of students minds. Besides.itnould only take a sub-cdttors. Ma ► % people spend going to University is expected PITS11 publishes a variety of brief visit to either of the Leeds hours ever} week putting the to rise to one in three tables for students' University. Unions any time paper together. This award is for Increasingly graduates are consideration. treating after 9.30pin to enlighten Meal." turning to temporary academic questions no more anyone as to the established Network FM hate been employment. with less than half seriously than the price of association between alcohol shorilisted for Best Student Radio For documentaries on going straight into permanent alcohol in various university enjoyment and student life in Sexuality and Cannthis work last year. Cheap booze is the attraction. says survey Pic: Sam Greenhill towns. Britain! Assault shame VCs pass buck on graduate tax ■ Lmernes at LMU, said that the he debate on the inture of , itytartics. k1.L5 commissioned By Rosa Prince ■ whole cntemprise was "doomed." Tfinancing further education h the CV (.1' to investigate the He went on: "The economic A 11 1. MU student was By Jim Turner has been given a new twist by an issue, and came up with four ..ordered to perform 120 advantage of being a graduate AGM decision of the expansion of student numbers in proposals. hours of community service at rejected by both would disappear. and asking Committee of Vice Chancellors further education. Attention is These were Leeds Crown Court after home, Clayton told police that eraduates to pay t or their and Principals (CVCP) that the focused on the possibility of the Government and now the admitting indecently assaulting he thought the incident was a CVCP, emphasising the political education was too great issue was a political one. and fur students who benefit financially a 21 year old nurse in a Guisely "joke" and denied the assault, sensitivity of the issue in a nation a political liability." the Government to decide. front their higher education once pub. " I don't believe this." he said. where free education is taken as The issue has been a hot one in the job marketcontributing David Clayton. 20, of The While being taken to For more details see Spotlight of late, as the public purse is more towards-the costs. read. Liliacs. Guiseley. Leeds. had IVeet wood police station Page 7. stretched to the limit with the A consulting firm. London Chris Price. Principal in gone to the pub with friends on Clayton was abusive and January 14. aggressive, and even shouted to The court heard that passers-by that he was being Clayton. who hopes to be a kidnapped. computer programmer had Judge Gavin Barr-Young, Student unions under threat IF YOU HEAR presiding, told Clayton that his leaned over to the woman and for Education said. •"the behaviour was "shameful". Ctudent union officers base ANYTHING squeezed her right breast. taxpayer should not he and that he had ridiculed the lacalled for students to help By Richard Fletcher causing his friends to giggle expected to support, through NEWSWORTHY women before a packed pub. in the fight to defend student and laugh. campus unions. astir Hies Mr Sean Morris, mitigating, unions. the reforms. "It is vital that CALL LEEDS The woman was not an which are unaccountable. said his first task was to Government plans to you the individual student calls aquaintence of Clayton. and whether financially or publicly appologise to the reform student unions have for its outright rejection." STUDENT ON: knew him only as another democratically. We must woman for Clayton's arrogent put a large number of services The plans have been put regular drinker in the pub. protect indis idual clubs and behaviour that night. at risk, including cultural forward following months of Shocked by this, the women associations from Clayton admitted that he societies. Rag and cheap beer. speculation concerning the 314251(DAY) emptied a drink over his head. victimisation" and Clayton retaliated in turn had been drinking and agreed In a letter to Leeds Silident future of NI S. Announcing the reforms. 1.eners Pave b 434727(NIGHT) by pouring his drink over her. that his actions were John Rose General Secretary of State Arrested later at his Guisely unacceptable. has called for students to study. John Patten. Secretary Focus Page 16 & ■■■

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 — News

OFF CAMPUS Uni found guilty of sexism tommius

reds Metropolitan The University was fined the "last straw" than on the interviewing ,S7,21KYE LUniversity is at the £S980 for unlawful By Charlotte Lomas The Tribunal described panel. 1 centre of racist row after discrimination against the discimination as "most Retiring principal 4111111P1 being found guilty of Pravin Patel on the grounds LMU has been accused of pronounced" and declared Christopher Price admitted unlawful discrimantion of both race and sex. The racism. Mr Patel faced that Senior Staff in the that equal opportunities against a black lecturer. Industrial Tribunal awarded similar discrimination in faculty of Health and Social proceedures "have been Vet despite strong the money to Mr Patel after 1991 when he was not Care had "not been happy inadequate to prevent criticism from the tribunal, it emerged that his shortlisted for a post at that a male figure who was discimination." By Sam Greenhill which accused the university application for a post as a LMU. despite having more also of Asian origin would fit However an angry Mr of being "evasive and in senior lecturer in July of last experience than the well into the core team." Patel responded: "No some instances untruthful", year was rejected in favour successful female applicant. Senior members of the amount of money could ever The price of pork the University has decided to of a less experienced white Although he did not then University placed the blame do justice to the racist and take no displinary action woman. contest the judgement, the for the incident on sexist way EMU behave to ootball hooligans face an on- against specific employees. This is not the first time 1992 decision proved to be University policy rather people like me." Fthe-spot £100 fine for behaving rowdily, Rotterdam police have warned, during the crucial World Cup qualifying "Rugger Bugger" days all over at Dev match between England and Holland. evonshire Hall, for so long By Gareth Hughes Even minor offences, like Da haven of rugger lads and throwing an empty beer can at a public school boys, has finally respected member of the law gone mixed. applications for every place. The reaction has been however. and the proximity of enforcement community, will generally enthusiastic from female students seems to be result in the fine being levied. The both male and female students, the main reason for this police have not specified whether although some have change. throwing a full can is also complained that the hall is still The 2:1 male/female ratio considered an offence. male dominated. al so appears to he an James Roberts. the Hall i mportant attraction for the President. admitted that it may girls. Louise and Rachel. first. Body builder take at least three years for the year students livitie at hall to lose its 'Rugger hugger Dexonshile. both admitted tragedy reputation. and that there was that ibis was a major factor still a lack ot facilities for the milueneing their decision in A body builder from Leeds Appl. to thc 11.01 .collapsed and died just In ons. 1111..;1. there ate The Vs to den. Ernest moments after coming .second in iourieett Fitt. to a hmlet. ;Hitt the sass lhal he has heen the Grand UK Body building spoils agenda remains male encouraged hl the relation of .oriciitater.1. Championship Final. N1114.1011 s 10 the ehanve. buil Nevertheless _.ring msved ailded that he h. Geoff Bross n, 36. was found has warn that prospective matrinlain Its dead in a car park outside. where students are actually putio,2 character. he had gone to get some Fresh air. Des as their lira 1..hoice. in the Ly (Won and Ellei sl He had complained of feeling ill past Dev has been notorious: as now the 1)t0 two just after being congratulated by (rttipittlr ground ('dories halls at Leeds. and it may nut his family and friends for his NlorriN and Itothriglon mock. be too king before die) folkirs success in the 70 kg event. There ilre nov.. eight Desonshire's lead. Before 1ong. perhaps already (?) this lot will be glad Dev Hall is mixed,.. Picture: Harriet Walker Ram raid RCP banned from Fresher's fair A ram is believed to be Scientists fail 11]..tals at LMUSU have Union's action. saying: 'The A..responsible for the death of a rr he failure of one in use retused to allow the By Alan Gardner Union should know better 90-year-old man working in a By Helen Crossley O science students to leave Revolt' t iu nary Communist than this People come to Held, police said this week. university with a degree has Party to participate in Intro they move out of the Union U1111 L'INUy to learn, but how Mr Jack Atkins was attacked been blamed on the shortage higher than that in social Week after the group and onto Uni versity property. can they he expected to learn by the animal after he attempted Of pupils taking science A- science, the humanities and contravened union regulations as RCP no longer constitute a when they're not allowed to? to to move it from the field in business where 9 out of 10 by setting up a stall without Union body having faded io However. Louise Brookes. order to fix the fence. Professor Michael students are successful. permission. submit a budget at this years VP Administration at Sterling. Vice-chancellor of Professor Sterling said; The RCP had put up their AGM. As a result, the RCP LMUSU. denied the Union Brunel University says that "Because of pressure to stall in a corridor in the Union were not allowed to set up a had acted heavy handedly. She universities are being forced increase science and building. claiming they had stall at this week's Freshers said "The RCP were fully Tight scruff to recruit weaker technology numbers, one is the permission of the Fair. aware of the situation that as a candidates. tempted to take students University to do so. Unton A spokesperson for the deconstituted group they could ITillagers in Tjarnho, Sweden, The number of scientists with a weaker Math% and officials then requested that RCP expressed anger at the not canvas in the Union. V were surprised when one of failing at degree level is science ability". their scruffs neighbours left all 272 of them a £6,000 share in his £l.6m will. BSE a 'greater threat than AIDS'

Old tooth A lecturer at Leeds behest!, that BSL, Sri Mad Agriculture's estimate. prevent its spread." said I . mversity has claimed Cow Disease. has spread to By John Revill He also said that their Lacey. niggers hare unearthed a that Britain will he humans, methods of controlling the In response he demands Ifichild's tooth dating hack subjected to a new Lacey claimed at an diagnose it nor treat it. spread of the disease had that the government 250,000 years in perfect condition epedernic. which will kill international conference in He added that BSE had failed. replaces infected herds in a cave in North NS ales. God, more people than the AIDS London that as more been found in other "There is no with BSE free herds in this is boring, isn't it? virus. incidences of BSE in animals as well as cows vaccination. no known order to protect the public. Professor Lacey, of the humans arc detected. and that its actual incidence treatment. The only thing in spite of the estimated Microbiology Department, doctors will be unable to is ten times the Ministry of you can do is try and cost of £5 billion.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 News Tragedy of PE undergraduate after amputation blunder twenty year old Physical Vicki Hunter, who was However, it was later reaction on being told that she she said. ..Education student at training to be a sports teacher decided that this diagnosis was A By Rosa Prince had cancer was: "Am I going Vicki has begun legal Carnegie college, part of and was half way through her completely inaccurate and to die? Mum and Dad said that action against South Leeds Metropolitan Bachelor of education course, Vicki had last her whole leg for they did not know," Birmingham Health Authority, University. had her knee and was one of 42 victims of bone cyst. The cyst was nothing. The incorrect diagnosis and is also currently most of her leg unnecessarily misdiognosis and unnecessary successfully removed in an "The diagnosis was came to light only after Vicki investigating whether or not removed by negligent amputation at the Midlands operation at Leeds Genera) devastaing to Vicki," said a had undergone six painful the hospitals in Leeds are to doctors at Birmingham hospital. Infirmary but further tests spokesperson for her soliciors, chemotherapy sessions and had blame. Royal Orthopaedic hospital. Ms Hunter began to taken in Leeds revealed her to Pannone and Partners. most of her right leg A spokesman for the That is the claim made experience severe pain in both have hone cancer. "particularly in the light of her amputated. United Leeds Teaching by the stunned second year's legs in April 1992. This was confirmed by the physical fitness, sporting She described the news of Hospitals NHS Trust has solicitors. She began legal By September it was so Birmingham Hospital as a activities and high aspirations the blunder as worse than promised to review the ease proceedings against the had that she consulted an malignant tumour, and they of a career in physical hearing she had cancer. "I feel but said They had not received hospital after she learnt of orthopaedic surgeon. She was insisted she would need life- education." increasingly angry and hitter. any solicitor's letter about the the horrifying mistake. told she was suffering from a saving surgery_ Vicki said that her first It has been done fur nothing," case as yet.

Old Bar What will temperatures Last year of housing surplus you do with cause heated a drunken By Richard Fletcher debate sailor? he Manager of I NIPOL has warned that this could By Emma Hartley T its Amanda 1 enninias be the last year of a student housing surplus in Leeds. A new addition to the ()sky 4cCds University Union's The surplus of hedspaces R 1.111 pub crawl will soon be I 'new' Old Bar has been has fallen from 7000 last year a 50-ton barge sited on an area of building up quite a reputation for to 4011 decent bedspaces this green land opposite LMU. an itself - us a sauna. year. Wirsodhouse Lane. While the new decor has Martin Blakey. UNIPOL The Lambada• which has been going down a bomb with manager believes that next spent its last 45 years carrying returning students, unfortunately year Leeds could face a sand and gravel on the York_shire the bar staff have been going shortage of suitable student waterways, is to form part of a down like flies. accomodation. , _ • £1.25 million wine bar project Due to a design glitch it has However with a surplus of ' -41CIC 44,4, 1, called The Dry Dock. transpired that the controls for beds for the second year in a The pub is the first of its kind the air conditioning are row students have been getting 1-0.1t in Yorkshire andit is hoped unreachable by all but the a better deal this year. ; punters will come from far and university catering staff. ••The average rent has fallen wide to try it out As a result, the temperatures from £33.40 to £32.80. Onthe Supported by Yorkshire in the Old Bar have been soaring whole students have got a Design Developments. the during peak drinking time. better deal with shorter scheme has been described by its According to a member of contracts and higher quality Managing Director Peter the bar staff, who wishes to accomodation. Students have Connolly as a "major landmark remain anonymous: For the first also been a lot more fussy with enormous customer few nights of Introweek we were about the type of property they potential'. unable to lind the switch for the take." The novel new pub, which air conditioning. Although I In August UNIPOL housed will have a 2,000 square foot bar over 3,800 students, and in the including dining facilities. plans Wasn't working I was told that • two members of the bar staff last week they have housed to open us doors to punters in go round makes it harder !or Jack to make a choice were sent home after they over 600 students. Too many beds to November. fainted. Apparently the switch for the air conditioning is inside the new food servery." `Offensive' LGB Soc poster Faye Penlington, second Want to help? year Politics, who was drinking in the bar. said: 'It was really withdrawn after complaints disgusting, There was lots of Leeds Student is looking for new sweaty laces everywhere. Not a poster campaign in those posters good impression for the By Leo Rossiter people. Alaunched by the Lesbian, Elaine Ratcliffe, V.1) freshers." Education and Campaigns. Paul Thornton, a returning Gay and Bisexual Society has We need writers, reviewers and said that she was concerned student. complained: "i thought been withdrawn from LMLI Patrick Ails°. Mature that consequently the event photographers to help compile the the idea was to make the Old Bar after complaints from some Students Secretary, and the more comfortable but it is even students who found the person responsible for would suffer as less people (officially) best student newspaper hotter than it was before. What is posters offensive. removing the offending would be aware of it it going to he like in the The posters, advertising posters. said that he look Committee member of the north of Watford. summer?" the society's "Queerbash" to them down because both he LGB, Tins Goodall_ asserted Come along to the Leeds Student One second year remarked- be held on Friday 5th. were and others who work at I_MU that the posters mould be put "The decor may he hot but it is Taken from the wails of found the picture on the up again and argued that: the office. There is one at Leeds nothing compared with the LMUSLI without the posters disturbing. posters had only been found University Union and one at LMU temperature in here." permission of Exec and the He said that he: "would not oftensive because the picture Nigel Head. the manager of move was not an Exec like to see my kids depicted as associated with the LGB Union. See you soon! the Old Bar, declined to Society.' comment on the situation. decision. in the same way as the child

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 fi Comment &Analysis ---limill.111 High minded views of Guardian readers even sound phycholo nce rgtin we hear the describe his deep miggivinp ci in Jack Profumo's association gicat evidence that many people sound of golid„ serious how prying journalists have with Christine Keeler, Johnny minded, back bone of destroyed the peace and Bryan was Fergie', "financial regard their own lives as O adviser ac etc. If these people stories. And the times they Britain types bleating on about tranquility of the average Rupert Hamer pre., intrusion. With furruvred working man's life. What these really feel that there private lives feel most depressed and dull brows and feigned concern for people really mean is that for should cast no shadow on their is when they believe their ordinary working people they once the newspapers and on Friday ability to do their jobs then why stories would make boring explain down microphanes and television indicate which they are they so ashamed to admit that re dii& It is people's into camera, how the evil have so effectively learnt to they go =whim' tinder coven? issquendable curiosity about hounds of hen from tabloid manipulate have midden ly shown with the press where kit. One of the reasons What people from the what u happening around newspapers have wreaked ■mind of their own and started photo graphers take pictures of looming, have to mart to such stuffy and impotent quality them and journalists havoc an England', dirty and telling people facts whidt could David Melkx MP, "ex -Minister underhand means to gain newspapers seem to forget is determination to tell them overcrowded lard Again we loose than popularity and votes. of Fun" when he ill enjoying a Idamelon is because members that, forget about democracy, which puts democracy it safe are forced to sec edior of the And when that happens it is s itg along with some tarnboreen of the British establishment and forget about high minded hand,. Not the high minded Guardian, Peter Preston's, amply jug not on, old bay. The playkqg Christians but not when even just people in general have principles, what moat people hypocrital valuer of earnest embarrassingly concerned establishment of this country he is enjoying a shag with turned out to be such Out and oil love hearing is a goad gory. And Guardian reader, and tieing expression as he attempt, to want the kind of relationship Atnionia De S echo in his Chelsea liars. Mercy'. "no impropriety" the juicier the better. There is poliicans. Your Student Union under threat Dear Editor. provided by the Union. I I is anti-student legislation. rejection. The got crnment an extremely well run and I urge you to read the claims to be legislating for the accountable organisation. document. It is available free good of the individual student. IJT DIARY John Patten, the Secretary. of State for Education wishes to whilst the proposals would and in full from the Executive It is vital that you, the "reform" student unions for impose costly and bureaucratic Office and Porters Office in the individual student call for its A usually reliable source If they still don't understand, the benefit of individual accounting procedures. Union building. outright rejection. It is your informs the Diary that shake them gently and repeal students. Leeds University We believe these reforms to The only was this legislation student's union. members of LAIL, Executive the above lonly louder). Any Union ILUU) Executive reject be unneccessary, naive and will be defeated is by were spotted over the further problems and direct outright his proposals. hate misguided, never mind to be inditidual students - educated John Rose. summer enjoying a day of them somewhere else." Some publicly said so. and do so here fronting a hidden agenda of about the issue - calling, fur its General Secretary:. thrills and spills at may criticise Elliot, who is again. End of story? Lightwater Valley theme after all paid to deal with Nu. These reforms threaten Smash the Fascists - Support the Unity Demonstration park - while they should have students problems. But directly not only the funding been hard at work! Despite having been constantlr but the very existence of the Dear British National Part) and the weeks kr term I have had four pliningraphie •vidence. this disturbed by freshers all week 150 non-sporting societies. recent rise in raeist and laseist reports of racial attacks in Leeds. must be a simple case of the Diary would like to Leech cmiimit, \ction. the On Mecilnesil.o. Lith (mobil .dtaeks an Britain is a ducat that Students lose always been at the mistaken identity for on the announce our support for forefront Charity: Rag and this at Iptn in the lints Hall vve have directly attacks students. of the anti-racisUl'ascist day in question we are Elliot - even if he is arrogant, newspaper. Special General meeting. The Qucidas Ali, a Muck student. is campaigns. so come to the assured that LUG executive at least he is honest about it. They further raise motion to be discussed is tided at present fighting for his life meeting and support the turn were at an NES conference in uncertainties about the m .11 the Nutis". I urge all following a racist attack demo Bring a union card. I.Nll' students to :mead this Kuhullab Aratnesh, also it student. Bradford. A conference management of the shops and It U members Diary was amused by the meeting. The recent election was bludgeoned to death by 20 Louts' Broks. which cost The entertainments currentiv ‘Ictin y of the violent white youths. In the first two V.P. Administration. (1000. the latest rumour about the ekpense account it1 NUS President Lorna Fivrnons. Poor `All lesbians have short hair' Whilst on the subject of old Lorna. although she thousands of pound The Diary' manages to carve up every I )car Edirne queers are alIA:I) The Editor recently discovered that LisIU national NUS committee, she protesting. This is iiprisculailSk: paid the ounageous sum of seems unable to stop those We would like to thank you of neither out membership tIr sit Leeds Student 1:20.000 to headhunters 'Saxton 'nasty lefties' spreading Ira including a ray and lesbian lesbians and gays in general Bampllyde' to recruit the new rumours about her expel' section in your 'Guide to Leeds'. I Infortunately these misleadiii Leeds University Union Vice Principal and Chief account. The current rumolll However certain aspeets of the ideas. have created a Executive Leslie Wagner. claims that NUS has paid for piece were disappointing and misrepresented image of MR P.O Box 157 Considering the cost incurred in her driving lessons. justified by misleading The accompanying stet lets. Leeds LS1 1UH recruiting hint one would have the fact that this is cheaper than picture does not show members Members of ECU thought he would he able to paving for her to travel by rail of the LIA Lesbian, Gay and I_GB Committee step into the shoes of the for the rest of the year. The Bisexual Society but members of Editors reply: The article was a former Vice Principal. Chris Diary is unconcerned about the the NUS I GB campaign and guide to the Gay scene and not Letters should he addressed to the Editor and clearly marked Price, at the start of term. After accuracy of the rumour. But does not feature a single member about UN LOB group. I do not fur publication. The Editor reserves the right to edit letters. which all he was told that he had gut would he interested to know it set oui so..- iety We are also believe that all lesbians have should he no longer than 300 words. The deadline for letters is the the job over five months ago. Lorna manages to pass her unhappy with the picture as it short hair or queer's are -always Tuesday preceeding publication. However this would be too driving test ? reintorces the idea that all angry and the article did not simple. Until Christmas Mr lesbians have short hair and suggest this. Wagner plans to spend just the odd day at the University he rs To the Leeds outer ring supposed to he running. while road where four female Deputy Director Geol members of LIM and Iiiichens runs the Uniscrsds Lit 'HUNCAYI HAL LMUSU executive are STEVE TI for the rest of the week.. stranded in a union minibus AT I NTRO wEEK...I - after a night out on the 05- piss. Whilst the one sober OL\ While most people have spent member of the party helped the last week or so answerin LCOKJ 'WHAT t -- D I WPt4T g the mechanic fix the van. kaJELI-, WiWr 5 1 LE NC E r completely stupid questions The others, who included SO,VMERE -'i't~t FPM frs.F.ALLY V0444T A SNAG ? from the mass of confused 1.1.111's Women's Officer Liz A AL... MAW-NESTER Pt YOtA t Td PISK 1S, to _1\10-1HPoKs! freshers in Leeds. Elliot Rouse, jeer. wolf whistle Yet Reuben, LUU Financial and discuss loudly whether Affairs Sec has found a notch the mechanic is wearing a U more simple approach - string or V-fronts. The outlined in a memo to fellow Diary wonders whether the Exec officers - "If anyone unions codes on sexual cannot understand simple harassment apply to female instructions on a form. tell exec members as well as the them to return it anyway .... rest of us.

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 Comment &Analysis "A national voice for students is essential. Defend it."

he proposed reforms and local level seems obvious. as some government ministers voice and reduce the of student unions are But the problem is that the would have you believe, NUS influence of student unions Tnot only ill-conceived government reforms are not must make efforts to improve at a local level. and badly thought out, but based on the activities of the level of participation. It can With no national voice for also potentially damaging to student unions today, but the also he argued that nationally students the way is dear for every student in higher personal experiences of obiib'irIT NUS is unrepresentative and to the government to education. ministers in the early 1960's, than supporting the revolution supporting what's left of the a certain extent dominated by introduce tuition fees and At a time when ever when student unions were the in Nicaragua. In fact, the peace camp at Greenham the South-East. with no representation at increasing numbers of stamping ground of the left. guaranteed way to get a round Common but on training. But even if NUS is not local level, higher education students are entering the HE The fact is that the of applause at an NUS Training students at local and perfect, it's up to students to will finally become little system; when institutions are domination of student unions conference these days is not to national level to represent and change it. Every student has a more than a production line. being placed under more by the left has since address the conference hall as support fellow students. vote; every student, no matter With students entering the and more financial pressure; diminished. The majority of comrades. but to announce No one is suggesting that what their political colour, has system after their A levels when tuition fees and a student union officers are more that you are an independent'. NUS is perfect, the turn out for the opportunity to change and three years later being graduate tax are back on the concerned about the welfare of Last year the majority of union elections - particularly in NUS. spat out with BA after their political agenda; the need their individual students and NUS expenditure was not spent Leeds - is poor, and although The governments reforms name. A national voice is for a voice at both national the profitability of their bar, on organising marches or this is not the fault of the NUS will rob students of a national essential. Defend it.

SPOTLIGHT

With the prospect of students paying their own tuition fees, Helen Crossley, takes an in-depth look at the proposals for the U.K while Rosa Prince examines the operation of tuition fees in the US and Australia.

he prospect of Committee of Vice Chancellors contributions from and Principals, they have so Tuniversity students far rejected the resulting towards the cost of their proposals. education looms in the not so Four options are suggested distant future, and all in the CVCP study. The concerned seem prepared for a scheme which would bring in turbulent time in the quest for most money according to a an agreement. London Economics report is a Government ministers, vice- basic graduate tax, where chancellors and the NUS are graduates pay an extra income all agreed that if the target of tax throughout their working one-in-three 18 year olds in lives. higher education by the year The option expected to be 2000 is to he achieved. the most favourable to the government must he relieved government involves a of the annual burden of the maintenance loan, similar to the current student loan 1401 billion cost of degree As If students have not got enougth to worry about already courses. scheme, to help cover living Labour is considering expenses. It would appeal to University Teachers fears that high-quality. high-price forward for government students end up paying more making wealthier students the government as it does not the prospect of leaving universities and lower quality, endorsement, but last week, than the cost of tuition. contribute to the cost of their threaten the principle of free university in debt would deter cheaper ones. unable to reach any agreement. The CVCP said the decision tuition fees. and NUS leaders education, but would only raise many students, especially those So far the government has the hall was thrown hack into as to: "how the costs can be privately acknowledge that the about £630 million. From working-class and refused to consider the the government's court. shared between the taxpayer, state may not he able to cover A low-interest loan towards minority groups. proposals seriously, no doubt Dr Edwards, CVCP students and others is the entire cost of further tuition fees repayable through Finally there is the option of aware of how unpopular any Chairman, said to prefer the inescapably a political one". education. tax or national insurance is top-up fees independently set decision to make students pay loan to cover tuition fees, has The only certainty is that Meanwhile. Government similar to the scheme recently up by universities operating in for their education would be. identified prohiems with the British universities are moving Nlinisters continue to play introduced in Australia. The addition to the loan above , And vice-chancellors remain top-up fees, where some rapidly towards a system like their cards close to their chests. loan would raise money making higher education more divided on the issue. The universities might become those in Australia and America and while welcoming a study quicker than the graduate tax market-oriented but possibly CVCP had hoped to be able to inaccessible to poorer students; where tree education is a thing commissioned by the but the Association of leading to a two tier system of decide on a proposal to he put and the graduate tax, where of the past. The American Way The System Down Under Student debt is now the norm in loans from high-pay tug jobs can he from private banks. The Australian loan system reasonable salary Payment was the latest hudeet, announced new the United States. in -a system once they graduate. The more making graduation less than a known as the Higher Education at a raw of 2. 3 or 4i:4 depending plains for FIFES. The rate of where the top universities may prestigious the university, the party for many students. Contribution Scheme t HECS) on the level oh income earned. pay ntent in each category has charge as much us 523.000 a More likely they are to land top Although the government was only introduced in 1989. U nfortunately for t he jumped 11 percent - to 3. 4 or 55 year for tuition fees, board and jobs. gives a six month period of grace Recent changes to the system. government: the recession and More controversially, students who fail to complete their course lodging. Further education in the before repayments begin. the iiimed at honking more slosh into high unemployment has meant Many less well off Americans United States is therefore a hit of hanks often demand their money the government's coffers have that few graduates are moving on time. or who choose to take a second degree, will have to pay choose to go to their local state a gamble. Should Cindy. straight away The pressure is on proved controversial, and quickly into high paying jobs charge twice over. university. where fees are more Cheerleader play safe and opt for for graduates to find work students all over Australia have and thus over the threshold the HECS modest. but still weigh in at Nowheresville U. or blow her immediately: particularly been protesting this summer at necessary to start repaying the Students- and many Vice wad on Harvard or Princeton. difficult in recent recessionary the new measures. loan. The amount of money Chancellors are opposing the around $8, ►00. The concept of free education simply does not hoping and praying that the Wall times. The ■ineinal HECS involved projected to be gleaned !tom the new measures. and it remains to Street job she banked on WWI students are forced to a fee, roughly a fifth of the cost graduate tax has so far failed to be seen whether the new HECS will become an accepted feature It is accepted that with costs matenahses at the end of it ull. put off graduate school - post of tuition. payable either upfront materialise of the Australian Education so high. debt is a fact of life The loans are not necessarily graduate work - for a feu years on entry at the university, or as a In an attempt to raise more system. Students expect to repay their government based Often they until the angina l debt is paid. tax once the graduate earned a money.; the government has. in • Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993

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• , you go to the movies? I Find a friend in a PO/ Holding hands Listings with the hero I Fall in love with the heroine?" (Hot House Flowers. Thursday, October 14 D"Movies" i 20,(X) Opening Gala: The Secret Garden. Odeon I There is nothing Like a 'treat". Ordinary pleasures pale by 21100 The Third Man. Hyde Park Cinema ctimparison to the unexpected happening you'd forgotten to organise; 23.1/0 Night On Earth. Hyde Park Cinema or would have done if you'd have thought of it. Luckily for film goers Friday, October 15 in Leeds, someone else always remembers to organise the Film 11.30. 17.110 Screenscapes Conference. Art Gallery Festival and all we - "punters" - have to do is remember to turn up. 20 00 The Wedding Banquet. Hyde Park Cinema First years can praise their good luck at having picked a city with so many goodies on offer, and everyone else can muse fondly over those 2.0 (XI True Romance. Odeon Cinema 3 late nights previously spent drooling over "Betty Blue" or scaring ',II on hidden City. MGM Cinema 3 themselves to the point of bowel evacuation over "The Exorcist" at the IL , 23 011 Blade Runner - The Director's Cut. Hyde Park Cinema Hyde Park, Leeds Six-s very own picture palace. Recently bought by a Saturday, October 16 London based company, the Hyde Park is no longer the last 10.30 - 171x1 Screenscapes Conference. Art Gallery independent cinema in Britain, but it does stand proudly next to the larger screens in the city as a venue for this year's Festival. I 0.30 Once Upona Foreq_ showcase This year the fest comprises an astonishing 161 finis over a 14.00 The Quiet Man Hyde Park Cinema two week period in nine venues. There are some 21 feature premieres 2(Mtll The Cement Garden Hyde Park Cinema and previews, 47 retrospective features, 12 documentaries, and 81 20.0) New Directions. Odeon 3 shorts, as well as accompanying lectures and special events. (See the 20.00 Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story. MGM Cinema 3 free Film Festival Handbook for details). The knack, then, is to choose 2.3.00 The Hills Hare Eyes. Hyde Park Cinema the screenings and events which appeal to you , with your own particular Mickey Mouse preoccupations dislikes, work out 2-4,110 Akira. Civic Theatre where the venue is and enjoy. Sunday, October 17 Each year the festival has themes, Partly because it gives an 1-1.10 Last Call At Mauds/Forbidden Love, Art Gallery overall structure to something which student hacks would otherwise 19,30/21.15 Angel/Cal. MGM Cinema I have a problem writing about, and partly, also, to enable the festival 20.00 The Warriors Hyde Park Cinema organisers to narrow down their screenings to a feasible number. This year the central theme is "The City in Cinema", timed to coincide 20.00 La Ellie Dc 1.'Air Odeon Cinema 3 with Leeds' centenary celebrations. Billed as an "opportunity to take an indepth look at the relationship between city and cinema" there are many of the obvious candidates on show ("Manhattan", "Subway"„"Batman") as well as a good many half-remembered pleasant surprises. Also provided as a tie-in is a two day conference, evocatively entitled "Screenscapes". Jointly hosted by the Festival and the University of Leeds, it will consider "the nature of cinematic representations of the city and the influence of such representations on the shape and form of actual cities". Nowhere in the brochure that I've got here does it mention the word "poSt-modernism", but a couple of the lectures contain the dreaded word in their titles. Although the organisers hope that the conference will be accessible to any one who's interested, I suspect, from looking at the listed events, that it will be of specini interest to anyone concerned with culture in the broad sense, and architecture, media studies, film studies and geography particularly. Lecture titles include "Cinema and the City", "Women and the Evil OW, and 'tint- Cities of the Sixties", delivered by lecturers from the geog,raplw department at Leeds University and related department, around the country. For those whose interest in the cinema is more entertainment orientated, there are previews and premiers of mainstream releases coming to the Festival_ The opening gala is a screening of "The Secret Garden" (the children's story by Francis Hodgson Burnett, Hof the book on women's sexual tantasy - sorry guys!) directed by Polish Jew Agnieszka iictIland, whose "Europa, Europa" was Oscar nominated a couple of years ago. Starring Maggie Smith. set in England and

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 i Arts 11 Film Festiv With the Leeds International Film Festival coming around for the seventh time this year, Leeds Student brings you a round up of this year's offerings. Emma Hartley settles happily into her tip-up chair...

described as "a mixture of gothic fairytale and pastoral idyll" this 23.00 Night and the City. Hyde Park Cinema looks like a must for anyone who read and loved the hook. It should Monday. October 18 also be an interesting adjunct to Neil Jordan's "A Company of 19.00 Unemployment - The Musical/I 12th and Central: Through the Eyes Wolves", showing in the Festival as part of a retrospective of his of Children. Art Gallery work, which encompasses many of the same themes. "The Piano", directed by Jane Campion and starring Holly 20.00 Life is Cheap . .. But Toilet Paper is Expensive. Hyde Park Cinema Hunter, Sam Neil and Harvey Keitel, is premiering at the Showcase 20.00 Dark Passage. Odeon Cinema 3 on the 23rd. Although the Showcase is the only venue outside the 20.00 Maya (The Enchanting Illusion). MGM Cinema 3 city it is easily reachable by jumping on a bus to Huddersfield and Tuesday, October 19 getting off half way. And it should be worth it on this occasion, 19.3(1 Mother Irelands he Kickhams. Hyde Park Cinema since not only does it look like a stormingly good film, but Holly 20.00/21.35 Angel City/The Plot Against Harry, Hyde Park Cinema Hunter herself and possibly also Jane Campion will be in attendance to watch the film and talk about it afterwards. Jane Campion is 20.00 The Miracle Odeon 3 widely regarded as the women-for-women director since "My 20.00 IP5. MGM Cinema 3 Brilliant Career" was the feel-good movie for thinking girls in 1979, Wednesday, October 20 so book your tickets early for this one. 14.00 A Boute De Souffle. Hyde Park Cinema The closing gala, "The Hawk", is expected to be a huge 19.3(1 Miscellaneous Mix. An Gallery success on both sides of the Atlantic, by virtue of its plot and cast. Helen Mirren plays a Yorkshire housewife who, as the film 19.30 Stepping Razor Red/Roots Daughters. Hyde Park Cinema progresses, is drawn to the harrowing conclusion that her husband 20.00 La Belle Vallee. Odeon Cinema 3 is a serial killer. A psychological thriller "The Hawk" been described 20.00 The Real McCoy. MGM Cinema 3 as ''a frightening, cunningly constructed helter skelter ride into Thursday. October 21 private terror" and after the screening the director and screen- 19.30 Northern School of Film and TV. Brunswick Theatre writer will be around to answer any questions you may want to ask about the British film industry generally, or "The Hawk" in 1930 /21.00 Hush A Bye Baby/The Country Girls. Hyde Park Cinema particular. 19.30 The World in His Hands/Prophet Songs. Art Gallery Other previews include "True Romance" with Christian 20.00 Manila: In the Claws of Darkness. Odeon Cinema 3 Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt 20.00 Daughters of the Dust. MGM Cinema 3 and Gary Oldman. "Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story", a biopic of that 23.00 The Premonition. Hyde Park Cinema most supple of cult heroes, starring Jason Lee Scott as bendy himself. The Real McCoy" with Kim Basinger as a bank robber turned mother, and Val Kilmer (again). "Mac", directed and starred in by John Turturro of "Barton Fink" fame, about first generation immigrants and the work ethic in 50s New York. And "The Dark Half", another horror collaboration between George A. Romero and Stephen King, which is, apparently, really scary. Each year the Festival focusses on the film culture of a particular country, and this year the spotlight is on Ireland. Entitled "Myth, Magic and Movies" the season of films and events includes very few actually front Ireland, allegedly because there have been none released recently. It concentrates instead on images of Ireland expressed in such films as "The Quiet Man" (with John Wayne), "The Field", "The Playboys" and loads of other films prefixed with "The". There are filmschool events associated with this theme as well, so see your brochure for details. As the mayhem of introweek becomes recent history the Film Festival presents an unrivalled opportunity for new students to find their feet around the Leeds film venues and everyone else to indulge their taste for late night films and watch "Blade Ru nner" asairt. The Festival is an extremely well-run venture, but unle,s you r bums make contact with their seats this, like every thing else these days, has only a limited chance of success. There's something for everyone on offer, so riffle through the programme which, I am assured, is extremely widely available, and go sit in a dark room with a bunch of complete strangers for as long as it takes. That's all folks..

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f Seattle can claim to be the home of sub-pop, The Wonder Stuff are equally entitled to the accolade of having a pivotal place in the development of one-dimensional happy-pop. ITheir new offering, however, marks an attempt to return with a more substantial and mature sound. Overall, they have managed to achieve this, apart from a couple of songs the nauseating bouncy pop exemplified on previous anthems such as "Size of a Cow" is not apparent. The opening track of this album is the aggressive U2 influenced "I Wish Them All Dead" a dark, aggressive dancey track which holds the unfulfilled promise of a more rewarding effort. Although, less prominent on this album is Martin Bell's fiddle and mandolin which succeeds in toning down their usually derivative folk influences. "Construction" may represent their attempt to update their image but their lyrics remain as banal as ever, to describe some lines as being poor examples of adolescent poetry is being too kind;so when Miles Hunt tells us that he's got a "belly full of beer shits" it only serves to reinforce the image of them sitting around the studio collectively scratching their crotches instead of their heads. Sadly, the last single "On The Ropes" is one of the few striking tracks in this collection featuring Miles Hunt in uncharacteristically mellow form on his vocals, which makes a welcome change from his usual energetic wailing. The Wonder Stuff seem to be searching for a new direction,but obviously they didn't look far appearing to stop just after listening to the "James" back catalogue. Fortunately the band retain a sense of proportion aptly naming this album in a tribute to their target audience. Akin Ojumu

CLUB them from obscurity to top ten status. Laid is THE TOWN AND COUNTRY an album full of emotions yet never self- SS COOKRIDGE STREET, LEEDS LS2 3AW James Blur indulgent. To quote their own predictable (and BOX OFFICE 0532 800100 Bradjiml Queen'N Hall Laid (Fontana) embarrasing) poster campaign "Get Laid by lames". Ha bloody ha. Mir FRONT 242 I k YOU 1110V feel that Blur have, in the s Tim Booth God? Of course not but he's as Nick Collins Sgeneral scheme of pop things, achieved this Iabout as close as anyone Irom Manchester TOES 14th THE ALMIGHTY DORI 7.001 fop -111 singles, For the Pops. Going Live' . can come. OCT PLUS THE WILDHEARTS & KERBDOG 1-1,50 lib been there done that, granted. But. I boldlt. It's the return of the new leaner, fitter propose, Blur should be MAStAVI: lames (yes there's only six of them now) THU 28thl OCT TV: LEMONHEADS Albums are boring Who wants to sit struggling to come to terms with their newly through .10 minutes of music of varying acquired fame, fortune and Simple Minds TUE 2nd quality, not 1 The three minute single, this is comparisons (guaranteed to shatter the Jazz-Funk Top Ten NOV PUNE &COMPANY r:0:17 what makes daily lite lovely. A blistering credibility of any group at which they are Compiled by Many at Crash Records moment of loy during Nick i Campbell on levelled). How have they managed? WED 10th yji STEVE COOGAN /wok RAMO PAUL CALF EARMS1 MOSS Sunday or a riotous stomp on your The album starts with the old B side 1 United Future Organisation Brownswood (LP) I NOV SHOAL GUIST HENRY NOIDAILL headphones on the way to University. The and favourite Out to get you' which is then 2 Corduroy Corduroy create HIGH HAVOC (LP) THU 11th Primitive's "Crash". Teenage Fanclub's "Radio", closely tollowed by the beautiful, uplifting and 3 Various Behind Kungstradgarden (import LP) NOV 11HE JAMES lAYI.OR QUARTET The Buz•cock's "Ever Fallen In Love': instant vastly underrated single 'Sometimes'. -Mtge 4 The Whole Thing The Whole Thing (LP) i*ctions of happiness are no 'student anthems' here. The whole 5 DJ Takernura Hoping for the Sun (12" EP) Back to Blur. Blur are a storming album is notable for its sparsity in comparison lira 6 TEENAGE FANCWB singles band_ "There's No Other Way', "She's to the almost pompous 'Seven' LP - James have Various London soul-jazz classics (import LP) So High", "Chemical World", "Sunday clearly gone for a more laid back, accoustic 7 Quele chose de jazz Latin Jazz cornpilation(LP) THE SAW DOCTORS %Si!: Sunday"; all aired tonight and all complete sound. The incredibley lavish 'Dream thrum' 8 Jazz-hip-jap sampler Mo' Wax (EP) winners. Damon batters himself over the head, gradually builds up from nothing to 9 Mother Earth Grow Your Own (EP) MON 13th rolls around on the floor, throws himself into anguished cries of "I'll change" and then eerily 10 Ronny Jordan The Quiet Revolution (LP) DEC the crowd and shouts 'Cheers!' a lot; he's a disappears again. It's scary. complete star, SAT 12th The title track itself is an erratic study All thanks to Crash for their con- MAR THE WONDER STUFF To.117:, Meanwhile the band yearn to be The of the breakdown of a relationship which is Jam/ The Clash/ The Sex Pistols/ all of the desperate and tremendously tense, seeming to tinued support of the music pages. above: not the most original of aspirations, end as soon as it begins. The album finishes in You have never ceased to be both ITRITIN"EVERY TRAY GROOVY SOUND SENSATIONS sure, but when they do new songs "Girls and splendid style with 'Skindiving' and Tim FROM THE lOs Boys" and "Park Life" the theory is confirmed: singing in falsetto (even managing to include handsome and approachable. Blur are a Great British Singles Band. When the word bladder), MN% 9.30 Ill LATE £4,50 was the last time you mentioned to chums that James are however no longer the you were going to see a hand only to be told group who wrote the line "An earwig crawled CREDIT CARDS 0532 442999 "Oh THEM...brilliant last single" I rest my into my ear..." They have grown. Many of their TICKET. ID PERSONAL CALLERS FROM Yam UNTIL aprn case. Make Blur massive. allies have deserted them, however their only MON-SAIL ALSO FROM AMIN i WAY AHEAD M0505. CAYENDISEI TAINit 1. HMV IRADIORD Avril Angers crime is that of progression, one which has led

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Music 13 ennant's Extra Pet Shop Boys Very (EMI) He does the singles, he's single,

vital rule of pop: the Pet Shop Boys Can Do No Wrong. he's Stephen Dick Everyone loves them. Their tapes nestle comfortably in Athe bedrooms of teenyboppers, indiekids, clever people, housewives, thirty year olds who 'like dance music' STEREOLAB Lo Boob Oscilator (Sub Pop, but who haven't heard of Bandulu. Everyone. For Neil and Chris the transition from Smash Hits to Q via NME and then With each single they release being better than the last, back again has been seamless and effortless. Even with traffic this is cones on their heads. In a 'job' where novelty and vacuous undoubtedly Stereolab's trends are vital statistics for maintaining 'the kids' interest, swa n song. PSB proudly clutch the key (and the secret) to pop perfection. Another dense, swelling organ/guitar tranceathon - So here, eighteen hits and nine years since 'West End Girls' utterly repetitive but arrives 'Very Pet Shop Boys'. Having already donated two of the grandest most pompous singles this year there was a fair stunningly brilliant in the same way as VU'S chance that this would be the tops and, blimey, it is. 'What Goes On'. The controls are set unashamedly for planet pop Laetitia's enchanting french vocals where the mood of the day is most definitely 'up'. The songs t"La lune est Libre, je crois"!!!) are neither 'clever' or 'ironic', they're just incredibly uplifting. on the top make this 7" the Neil's lyrics find him in full rapturous love("l feel like taking most perfect single released all my clothes off and dancing to the rite of spring") and - for as long as I can hooray!- the sexual undertones are finally not-that- remember. 'Tempter' on the B-side is a similar work ambiguous-at-all (witness "everybody's been asking who's of genius and the drum solo ending is nothing that man you've been seen with" and "one in a million men short of magical. Stereolab are in danger of can change the way you feel"). Musically, there's just a becoming the best band in the world, EVER, Tres, couple of laid back plodders (the orchestrated 'Dreaming Of tres cool. The Queen' and 'To Speak is A Sin'), the rest storm along at a few hundred bpm wielding chorus' direct from the Bumper SPIRITVALIZED Book Of Catchiness shared only with 2 Unlimited. Good Times (Dedicated) There's at least 8 more hit singles here and a really quite funny 'dig' at showbusiness types, tedious music critics This single ain't that had either. Much more of a and the like in "Yesterday When I Was Mad". This album is .•r,,, )\ 0 than you'd expect, but still typically all you'd expect and then some. It is, naturally Very Pet Shop 'piritualized. Loads of brass and OTT backing Boys and no higher recommendation than that can be given. vocals and wow, this is actually a happy record! Party on, Jason. Unfortunately the instrumental Johnny Davis 'Electric Mainline' sounds like it's stuck forever in a lock-out groove - this could easily be the next Sonic Boys. Despite this inspired rip off, the latter styled, kitch pop bands. Which is cool Boom record. The Breeders part of the evening is still far too similar to because Ringo's High write good songs and the first to be really worth shouting about, there can never be a shortage of space for MADDER ROSE Leeds Metropolitan and their cover of "Happiness is a warm that. That they are also very beautiful to Swim Bemis (Seed) gun'' by The Beatles would give even the watch, coiffed and styled to perfection will most appaling pub band a bad name. soon become secondary and then they will Remixed from the debut album of the year 'Bring It f you're the sort of person who thinks On the whole, it was not a finally be seen as a very accomplished band. Down', this is disappointing. All the gentle beauty that The Breeders are an exciting live particularly scintillating evening- That people cannot seem to watch such a of the original track is lost in this messy version, band who are forging through hitherto I something which some of you may have dapper band without immediately And they could have chosen a better song to uncharted waters of indie, then you're noticed me hinting at. mourning a lack of songs must change. A release anyway, like '20 Foot Red' or 'Bring It probably the sort of person who gets their social conscience and biting observations do Down'. Or they could have at least put something rocks off watching "Songs of Praise". The not swell naturally from wearing dark T decent on the flip side. Just buy the album. Breeders are NOT VERY EXCITING. Nick Moffatt shirts and ripped trousers_ For tonight. O.K., so all the songs are held dressed in ruffles and chintz Ringo's High together well, but only because it would present very fine set of witty and infinitely LEMONHEADS Info Your Arms (Atlantic') take the most tone-deaf, unrhythmical twat Ringo's High memorable pop songs with aplomb. ONE DOVE Breakdown (London) to mess up songs as singularly Ringo's High are at present a very undemanding and uninspiring as these Duchess of York local hand. It would be an exceptionally So many people expected so much from these two After about forty minutes l have cute follow on line to say they possess a but sadly they're not up to much. 'Into Your Arms worn my keys down to stumps by ecause Ringo's High are Leeds' own similarly local sense of humour. But the sounds flat and lifeless after the last album, and 3 constantly stabbing myself with them to homebrew it is hard to think they will wry smile of a title like "Inside your head acoustic B-sides? Yawn, As for One Dove, don't keep myself awake, and then Kim Deal and ever play anywhere larger than here. B and underwear" is I fear universal. Seldom they realise that I've got better things to do than her chums finally get their aet Their stage, filled with a terrier on wheels does a band play in the Duchess that has listen to 7 mixes/15. minutes of one song? Well I together."Lord of the thighs" sets the second and glam clothing on old tailors models, is audible lyrics, let alone words people are listened to them anyway, and next to their last half of the set off to a superb start, but only made to look like a cooky front room. They straining to hear. But listen to Ringo's High single 'White Love' this is just a boring, meandering act every inch the tortured stars destined to because they didn't write it (it's an or miss the lyrical gem that is "I got the last piece of daytime Radio I fodder. Aerosmith cover). However, they do the play parlour gigs for ever in this dark laugh, you got the skin draft". Ringo's High song justice,in their own inimitable brand of satanic city. But for every petulant sweep have charmingly combined a camp style quirky distorted indie- obviously influenced of their arm and talk of "This wasn't the Leeds is rapidly becoming associated with CARTER USM by Kim Deal's stint in the band with that fat show we meant to put on" there is a wry and harmony; that hark back to The Kinks, Lenny Aeul Terence (Chrysalis) geezer. little number about the desire to own cork Ignore all the inexplicable lack of The other best songs of the night shoes like the rest of the public this Summer confidence the st.rious musos have in this This is their 'tribute' to "those oh so much more are "Cannonball"; an example of quirky, and some frankly strange mid song group and admire instead the fluid talented than ourselves", i.e. Kravitz and Trent distorted indie- obviously influenced by meanderings into chicken noises. combination of wit, talent and incredible D'Arby. Unfortunately I think they were trying to ...etc.; and "lust wanna get along" ; an Cud's very public patronage of clothing that is Ringo's High. be sarcastic. Utter dog shit. example of quirky etc. which also sounds Ringo's High have done them no favours. like "Fight for your right" by the Beastie No city is large enough for two amusingly Alex Sanders

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14 Classical & Jazz — The Bolshoi Moo Leeds and Bradford: two very different cities with two very different concert halls. Leeds, with its colossal Town Hall, a monument embodying all the pomp, majesty and tastelessness of the Victorian era, can dwarf timid orchestras with its sheer dimensions. Bradford's St. George's Concert Hall, with its more intimate and accommodating ambience, boasts warm and detailed acoustics but can cramp the larger orchestras both physically and musically. The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra: among the most venerable of Russian orchestras, they did the rounds a few weeks ago, launching both the cities' international concert seasons, and with some interesting results. Mark Funnel! went hither and thither with flapping ears and sapping fears.

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he corpulent little whirlwind conductor he Bolshoi gave an altogether different Alexander Lazarev bustled on to the performance in Leeds, in part because Tpodium and hurtled into Tchaikovsky's Tof the considerably less ambitious and . 'Sleeping Beauty' with an instantaneously less imposing programme. gripping alacrity. The orchestra responded The orchestra's handling of with an equally thrilling gusto, and took no Wagner's Tannhauser Overture was time to settle enthusiastically into the stylistically slick and tonally rich, yet here, as colourful fairy-tale atmosphere of the Suite. with most of the rest of the night's output, With an impressive range of dynamics they failed to nourish the music with quite explored and some notably evocative the same charismatic flair and exhilirating moments, the opening to this huge zest that was so powerfully generated at St. programme was as auspicious as it was George's. original. I felt that the choice of concerto - Most violin concertos test soloists to Glazunov's for violin in A minor - severely the full and Sibelius' is certainly no restricted my making any kind of reasonable exception. It's a peculiarly freeform and evaluation of the range of the soloist's discursive work that makes economical use (Mikhail Tsinman) talents. Whether it was of its more eminent motifs, calling for some the work's subtle nuances losing their charm truly inspirational playing to really bring it on my not so delicate sensiblities or whether to life. Sergei Girshenko very nearly met the performance itself lacked conviction I these demands but never quite. His cannot say, but I was left unimpressed in instrument worked a little against him, every particular. In a venue like the Town lacking the piercing clarity necessary for first Hall, the following maxim generally applies: class sound projection, and his efforts were the bigger, bolder and more resounding the further hampered by the Hall's capacity to piece, the better. Glazunov's Violin Concerto take the edge off the more shrill dimensions scored feebly on all counts. Tchaikovsky, of imposing sonority. Yet his account was by whose Suite No.3 was the dish awaiting us in no means lacklustre. It was intelligently the second half, invariably doesn't: roast beef balanced, eloquent and technically brilliant. and horseradish sauce all the way. Had there been some more bravado and had Orchestral suites might as well be he been performing in a more spacious venue called symphonies: their differences are this would have been something special. negligible. In this particular work the The something special lay orchestra locked in with consummate ease on unexpectedly in wait beyond the interval in the atmosphere of all four movements, the form of that flogged-to-the-bone gliding serenely through the beautiful 'Valise warhorse of the Romantic repertoire, melancolique' and finding a rumbustious Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6. Some not release in parts of the scherzo and the infrequent technical deficiencies were swept variations. Even so I felt that they needed away in a maelstrom of profoundly realised something a little more explosive to vent pathos, the orchestra delivering a gutsy and some of their raw potential. They sought at times deeply moving performance of one succour in the second of two encores but by of music's most tragic statements. then it was a bit late. As the music's dark shudderings I considered shedding a tear of breathed their agonised last, in vain I groped empathic anguish, but something held me inwardly for the witting vestiges of sanity. Atexander Lazarev back. The Classical •Sc elcome to Leeds, to a region of the Hall now carry a 50% student discount. Wcountry that is host to some brilliant There's also some interesting events Leeds Town Hall touring talent from the fields of classical and scheduled for Leeds Art Gallery on -Oct. 5th: La Boheme jazz music and the home of Opera North. Wednesdays at 1.05 pm if, for you, small is -Oct. 23rd: Royal Liverpool PO / Welcome also to the page that has the beautiful - admission free. Leeds Uni itself, Handley (Mendelssohn, Sibelius, St. George's Hall, Bradford extraordinary task of providing stunning with its acoustically splendid Clothworkers Bax) -Oct. 22nd: Halle / Lupu insights on the way it all happens. Within Concert Hall, is always worth a peep, with -Oct. 30th: Sofia PO / Tabakov (Beethoven, Mozart, Dukas) these meagre confines you shall marvel at home grown ensembles strutting their stuff (Mahler) -Nov. 12th: Halle / Nagano ' TSA (Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams) concert and CD reviews whilst gasping in and the rapidly improving Leeds Sinfonia -Nov. 20th: Halle / Leeds Phil IVH astonishment as their content puts you in producing some wondrous strains this year. Chorus / Hickox (Elgar etc) West Yorkshire Playhouse direct contact with romantic dimensions of Furthermore, many of Opera North's Opera North' (Leeds Grand Oct. 10th: The Temperance Seven your soul you never realised existed. productions are unmissable - big student

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HAT Clothworkers Centenary Concert Better still, get out there and discounts on various seats, -Oct. lst, 6th, 9th: The Love for Hall

experience it all for real. Thanks to Matthew 11 Finally. jazz at venues such as the la Three Oranges Oct. 24th: Leeds Sinfonia (Brahms, 1 Sims et al at Leeds Leisure Services, all ticket W.Yorks Playhouse and the Irish Centre is -Oct. 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th: TamburLaine Rachmaninov, Haydn) prices tor the international season at the Town kicking like the proverbial mule. Get out there!

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illy old Dorothy. The Wicked Witch is Sdead, the land ot O; is flourishing in a haze eel love and hope. but all she wants to Corpses de la go home The breezy nostalgia and 1,,n eyed optimism el is p laved all those The Secret History enturies ago is now long gone. Nearing the end of the millennium our nostalgia is Gonna Tint (Penguin £5.99) becoming sick. at the speed of it. repackaing. Jennifer F.gan's Emerald Citu ome people come to University to study. Others, to drink as much as is humanly possible (Picador £13.951 attempts to slow down our in three years: Few, I suspect, would dress up as ancient Greeks and run about Woodhouse haonc, shambolic vearnins.',s. Her collection SMoor in white togas screaming (then again . . J. In Donna Tartt's fabulous debut, some r short atones; stoves to provide us with distinctly odd student hi-jinks lead to particularly nasty consequences. iy tells 'chose d rea ms a re worth Richard Papen, our narrator, is a struggling young Californian at Hampden College, fl.-lose' memories. however Vermont. Unsatisfied with his English degree, Richard elects to read Creek. The Greek classes painful, have aerie' effect are run by 'titian Morrow, an enigmatic academic. Morrow's current students are an- infamous, Her urban lairy-tails have the secretive crop, rarely seen apart, and after some effort Richard joins the weirdest hunch of evondertul mixture ot the poveerful clarity of undergraduates you're ever likely to meet. a truly great story ranter and the eubdued Henry - learned, fastidious, rich - spends his days devouring the wisdom of the krictsm of a n inspirational poet_ ancients, Camilla and Charles are twins, whose intimacy seems sinister. Francis adds Unencumbered bo the myth ot happy sophistication to the group. And Bunny . , . well, Bunny is everyone's pain in the arse. Impetuous endings, Egan plays eff frustration against and verbose, Bunny spends his time drinking everybody's booze and spending Henry's money. producing; memorable characters The class, minus Richard and Bunny, take to the woods one night to perform a :th mundane miseries only too believable.. bacchanal, an ancient Greek ritual evoking Dionysus. Things go wrong. A local farmer is killed. Richard 'aide.. the narrator of David Richard learns their secret. He also discovers that Bunny has found out as well, and it is only a Prnfumo's The Wernher in Iceland (Picador matter of time before he spreads the word. What folluws is a murder so calculated and callous 3.441, N also miserable. This washed-up. that you will find it impossible to put this book down. alcoholic exiled ea-artato has found his Tire Secret History is an addictive, satirical mystery story. Tarn conjures American Emerald Cite. though It called Scheevya, a campus life brilliantly, from the rich and vacuous students to the weekly parties, the Thirsty sevisa a Anton es here the Ineliah upri•r Thursdays that run for days. Links are built between the ancients' rituals and our contemporary tan flee to V. StiloUt !Car 0! be.•!!11: sh..1 aster penchant for alcohol and hallucinogens, questioning the 'non-conformity of getting completely the wilitary 10. hit Ole turned Ratans ,n wasted. I loved it. Why is British campus fiction never like this? to a taecist republic John McLeod Smartt Tartt Holding his narrative together are a number of powerful threads - the weather, of allied troops were saved by the attack land both subsequently embark on relationships Iris Eton schooldays, hunting, and most U2: A Conspiracy the destruction of millions of lives with atomic with attractive but damaged women. convincingly. barbed wire_ The whole weaponrYl." To dismiss an earth shattering Indeed, Leviathan is peopled wi th bloodied history of the last century and a of Hope catastrophe so glibly is unforgivable, but to characters who are either beautiful or half is drawn together on the spikes of this incorporate these attitudes into a specious rock brutalized, and frequently both. There is the callous coil and Profumo is at his strongest Dave Bowler & Bryan Dray biography is truly sickening. voyeuristic artist Maria, in pursuit of ever- when his contempt for the narrowness of (Sidgwick & Jackson, E14. 99) This and other self opinionated more extreme experiences, who has a colour- vision of his fellow parasites is on show meanderings could make me feel there is just coded diet and a need to compartmentalize Fli; unsx mpathetic narrator is a t',. about 3 a.m. My ears are still buzzing, my cause for stricter censorship laws it they might and objectify her life in order to make sense of true trullenarianist. Piercingly pessimistic Iheack still swimming, and the words ZOO stop pompous arseholes like these two from it There is her best friend Lillian, the would-be and unforgivmg he sees the only choice riper, tv are permanently burnt into my retina As a getting into print. Somehow I don't believe actress, whose finest rules are as a prostitute' to us a being between which form of ma live band, U2 take some beating, but even in that would be the case. Their belief that "rock and who earns her worst reviews trom suicide we'd prefer - his own chosen option their postmodern incarnation can a hook really 'n' roll matters" may be a moot point. But what Aaron/Auster as a mother. There is Sachs's being environmental poison. Oz was never tell us what this hand is all about? is unequivocally clear is that Bowler and Dray beautiful wile Fanny. with whom Aaron has a like this A Conspiracy of Hope is essentially a matter so little that they will quote. attack and brief fling before finding a beautiful wife of his And nor will it ever be again. Justin cultural reference work citing rock 'n' roll as a steal from anyone in order to justify their own own. All have parts to play in Sachs's tragedy. Cartwright's Masai Dreaming (Macmillan true art form and U2 as its greatest living position. Not recommended. Yet, as indicated by the title', what lies E14.99) reminds us why This brave and exponents. The depth of research offers up behind all of these personal states is the Stale deeply aftecting newel stares directly at the. reams of biographical detail, even though (the Stuart Davies The hook is littered with images of American vile, degrading sickness that was the Nan authors tell us) it is not this with which we nationhood, and most pointedly the Statue. of Holocaust. should be concerned Liberty. The book s final phase is dominated Researching for a film about the. The book purports to he an by Sachs's fall. hitch literal and metaphorical. Frenchlewish anthropologist Claudia Cohn- ses his interpretation of the music and ideas behind Leviathan on the Fourth ot 1u1v. Sachs literally lo Caason. Tim Curtiz travels to meet the ale U2, so it is interesting that Bowler and Dray Paul Auster (Faber (5.99) way, witnesses an apparently motiveless tribes people shank she was research•n . • have not interviewed the band and are quite al murder be alt ecaoterroriat and discover. the early Hiaturical ease when it appears their interpretation may anarchism. Transformed. he scandalizes contemporary documentary, biography. hen Benjamin Sachs is killed in an America by blowing up scale models of the be 'wildly different from 1- 2's own travelogue, and screenplay forge together Wexplosion it isn't long before the FBI Statue of Liberty right acroae the country. standpoint". But they are happy to continue creating a staggering and momentous newel arrive at Peter Aaron's door Aaron's number Auster continuously plays with ideas anyway. quoting from old interviews, other In a yam clam to spark the slight, 'a has been found in the dead man's wallet, so he of fictionality, offering different versions of biographers, political ceimmentarite; and even sense Meaning tram Cehn-Caseee decides to trace the progression from his first events and expla nate ins for Sachs eventual Woody Allen in a failed attempt to achieve a meeting with Sachs to the explosion. presumed death in Auschwitz. Curaz drae. demise The book is psychologically complex, narrative and thematic threads to breakna; broader perspective (in fact all we do .get is an At their initial encounter, Sachs and examining creativity, obsession and radicalism insight into the authors' favourite writers, film Aaron are both writers; both concerned with point - but no hope' comes. whilst conveying the betrayal of the American leaves you breathless directors and journalists). ideas, both creators of fictions. Sachs is a The book ideal at the heart ut Reagan's America. It is not -- These minor faults are enough to precocious eccentric, a conscientious objector with despair and anger. Amid so much sell a long work, but it is rich and rewarding. congratulatory, meaningless drivel which make the book a seriously bad fury, even for an and as a result an ex-con. Aaron is lesser- In the end /a:teat/tan is perhaps .1 passes tor contemporary fiction, it is a ardent fan; but as if to compound the problem known and recently returned from France. novel which appeals more to the intellect than delight beyond words to read a writer who our little chums offer a stumbling defence of United by bad weather and better bourbon to the heart But when the appeal is as ei tennmene it N also the American attack on Hiroshima: "one has to thee become friends. There follows a curious actually cares, who has ► fascinatingly intricate and as absorbing as this, an anguish beyond endurance to know that remember that the Japanes.' were the relationship filled with parallels and then that is hardly a criticism all the righteous anger in the world can't aggressors who had effectively declared war oppositions, with great warmth and prolonged bring us back home, on America and that the lives of thousands silences. Both have marriages which fail, and Mark Robson

Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 16 F VIEWPOINT THE REF

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5x m CA I IS31. rim Kevin Sexton, NUS Vice President 1Velfare, is the only remaining The government's plan to reform the Nations far left national officer, His outspoken views and the filet that he IN has been censored over sixteen times by ?US's ruling body- NEC- the summer. Richard Fletcher ploughed his has made him a rule hero of the left. When this interview was to NUS officers and students about conducted he had been banned by NEC' from using his NUS Personal Assistant, the office photocopier or fax machine.

Whatever your political views, you can't help but like Kevin Sexton. 6 6 Students have a right to mean that the block grant The government is driven by the His enthusiasm for his job, his ability • to capture the attention and both a local and a national received from the University belief that student unions are too imagination of a group of complete strangers and his slightly camp representative voice and it could only be used for funding political, but if you ask second style, make him seem slightly softer than his political stance. lie would be very wrong for this what John Patten. Education or third years they would tell espluins this enthusiasm for the most mundane tasks by stating simply government, purpi.rting to Secretary. describes as core you that that is not the case. We that he-would rather he a mad bastard changing thing,s, than a sad believe in empowering the services. spend the money we receive on bastard doing nothing*. However as he starts to discuss voluntary consumer, to act to stifle our These core services include services for students" membership he reveals a more serious side capacity In comment on matters welfare services. catering, sport Her views are echoed by John "The immediate effect of the proposed reforms to NUS, as outlined which directly affect us as and representation of student Rose. LUU General secretary In the consultation paper. will curtail the political activities of student consumers." Said Lorna interests within the institution. ho believes that the reforms unions. But thefr is also a hidden agenda behind the reforms." Fitzsimons, NUS President, No other activities could he would affect students for years "Nationally the government plans to make it difficult for student following the announcement of funded using the block grant. to come. unions to affiliate to the national union, which will mean that students the reforms of NUS. According to Elaine Ratcliffe, NUS also argues that it is will actually' lose their national voice. Link that up to what is The governments planned LMUSU VP Education and difficult to separate student happening in Education generally and that means that they can reforms involve diminishing the Campaigns this would mean union activities. "The proposal introduce tuition fees or a graduate tax with no opposition at all" he financial freedom of student that: ."We would only he able to to split student union activities said. unions. Student unions currently offer our students sports, fails to recognise the the John Rose. General !secretary at LUll agrees: If these reforms go receive income from two main catering, welfare and course necessary link between welfare through then the government can parrs any policy they like on Higher representatives. This means and education casework and Education and gag student unions from objecting." sources, their commercial One of the largest problems Kevin anticipates in defeating the ventures such as bars, cafes and Leeds Metropolitan students legitimate 'political' proposals is the communication problem between NUS and students. shops and a 'block' grant from could lose Ellis, bars, shops, representation. Student unions "NUS provides a wide range of services for students; It runs a welfare their university or college. print rooms, UNIPOL. Leeds must not lose the right to department which undertakes research which is of benefit to students; The government plans would Student. Rag and cultural clubs. represent the very real concerns A social policy unit which runs the most progressive campaigns; an education dept which employs top class researchers; an Eats department which ensures that students get the hest bands at the cheapest prices; A national purchasing organisation which insures that every student union gets beer at the cheapest rate; and must importantly it insures that students have a national voice to talk to govt and other national bodies" But he is also critical of the current NUS campaign:"The present strategy of the national union is basically is, write to MPs and filling the postbags and lobby them personally. I don't think that is going to win, the nniy way to defeat the proposals is to see vast numbers of students angry and out on the streets, that can take many forms. We have also got to put pressure on the national executive for a national demonstration." However a national NUS demo seems unlikely, Lorna Fitzsmons. NUS President, argues that a national demo would eost NUS over £16,000 and with a budget of only £I8,0410 to fight voluntary she

believes that the current strateu of the NUS is the correct one. U Kevin Sexton however remains positive: "I think that the worst case LU z a

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17 SOUNDBITES

"I'm against any change at all. Leeds ICO1::111/1 OF University Union has been run successfully for the students' benefit For the past umpteen years and any change would certainly be for the worst."

Eric. Porter at Levels riwia University Union since 1983

"I can see why the taxpayers wouldn't want to pay for our entertainment but I think it's important that they should. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Ok, sal we waste money- and make mistakes v1/4 but how else are we supposed to learn these lessons?" nilUnion of Students were announced during Rob Flint, 2nd year Leeds University itsr through the pile of documents and spoke NE reforms and the future of NUS.

"I think the taxpayers should pay for our union services. In a while, we'll. be the astudents. identified through funds which they receive. NUS spokesman in the House of high-earning taxpayers and they'll be the usework and research, to provides extensive training and Lords, is understood to he pensioners and then they'll expect us to colleges and national advice to Its member unions on against the reforms. pay for their cheap buses!" ptersunent via NUS." financial management. NUS and A number of Conservative However the announcement student union accounts are open MPs are also against the Michael 'remers!, 1st year Medical ha been wels•med by the to scrutiny and we have reforms including Robert Microbiology. Leeds University Conservative students. Tim constantly en-operated in Jackson. a former higher Kann. National director said: reviews which the government education minister: "Student unions have longed has undertaken. The very lea "The legislation would involve cased to represent students. abuses which have occurred have making substantial incursions [non meetings are a playground been properly dealt with by on university autonomy and I fir political hacks-where policy appropriate legal action." think the Government should "I don't know alt the facts. so f really don't ismade by the minority and There is however doubt over only do that when there is a feel able to comment. But I wouldn't wind imposed on the majority. Unions whether the reforms will pow erful case. The government if we got free beer!" I Oise their position as recipients actually be put before has small majority and so has to siaublic money to run political I'arlitnent. It has been suggested he responsive to the views of Juliet Rose. 2nd year Textile arnpaigns supported by a that the government will drop MPs to vote against it. I have Management. Leeds University e hnority of students." the reforms, in an attempt to already indicated I would vote d In reply to the allegations of improve relations with Vice against." [uncial mismangemnt Lorna Chancellors, who are on the Whatever happens one thing htsimons argues: "Student whole against the proposals. is for sure the future of your to woos recognise the need to Baroness Klatch. the student union is under threat. ioperly account for public Conservatives Education It's up to defend it. "We need to he subsidised because we have no money. The government should give us far more than they do. I need subsidised hcer otherwise twill definitelyfail my degree and the whole country will collapse completely."

Robert Luke, 3rd year Leeds Metropolitan University ::_411)11110441

"The taxpayers should subsidise our beer. You've got to drink a lot because then you talk a lot with other people and find out lots of things. That's how you become educated!"

Sat winder Narula, 3rd year Economics & Public. Policy, LM['

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...... / , ..a.wamotmoioawacaox9oloc4osxowooxo:•xcoOP X-0.:{44*}}.X.OVOCOC Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 18 Culture Desert Storms As the annual Booker bandwagon gains momentum, John McLeod talks to last year's winner, Michael Ondaatje, on the occasion of the paperback publication of 'The English Patient'.

'bonny prizegiving is becoming absurd. cot-dined to bed in an Italian c ally in the late Last Year. an indecisive Olivia Manning stages of the Second World War. Nursed by Lshared the Booker prize between Barry liana. a voung Canadian nurse, the villa aiso 1 ilswiiril, .incl MiAael Cnelaatic fins ,,oar's houses Canty aggio, a thief, and Kip, a •sappei -ahicilta 1-- ile• ,.N. ,1-! :. ,i ,,,•.,:- -11'..t tt - t• rq+,4ser who spends much time dousing the in,: cs •,, 1..1'.:',II!,,I, I,-- ,I. , ,•1-. 1 ■,, ai% aid ail e. Ira whi,h later the landssatai- poi,- ha oction ,hoscal tiont the last tweetv- I heir liv es are really co-ordinates for live Booker prizewinners r he winner is the vast panorama the book, which touches Salman Rushdie's Mtibiighl's Children What exploration in the African desert, war-torn does all this possibly achieve' Britain. and even the dropping of the atom Michael Ondaatie, at least. remains bomb on Japan. The war is represented as the cool about his success, All O. raters have a implosion of European world power. when the sense of irony about prizes, because we don't destruction Europe caused abroad in the name usually gel them. One is on one level quite of 'civilisation' erupted at home. The result is a wary of it all - there are lots of examples of memorable, moving read, difficult to good books that haven't received whatever the summarise, which works more through going award was. But at the same lime. what is inference than argument. great about the Booker is that more people will Ondaa tie feels the novel is darker read books as a result. In that sense its than his previous work_ "I think this hook is terrilic-. more tragic. The resolving of the Second Michael Ondaatje was in Leeds World War created more problems than during the summer to promote the paperback resolutions I think in that period something Michael Ondaatje - A deserving prizewinner of the prizewinning novel The English Patient. happened in the gulf between the public and at Waterstone's. Prior to his reading, I spent an the private. That interested me. And the whole person - Billy the Kid, Buddy Wharton - with fictions and histories. A book like Julian enjoyable half hour chatting to him about his thing about desert exploration seemed to me a whatever form I could use. And that led to a Barnes's Flauhert's Parrot is a form of unique style of fiction. kind of foreshadowing of continued variety of styles in a book. In the later books, marginalia to a great writer. So I think that's a Ondaatje speaks in a remarkably soft, imperialism". where it mar seem a bit more Formal, that's natural product of our time. The decline of lilting voice which betrays his Canadian Ondaatje's interest in desert partly because the characters keep altering and Empire - it it ever has declined - has meant upbringing; in fact, he is one of the tow writers exploration straddles his examination of changing, taking off disguises". that one can look at things from a different I have met iehli speaks almost as he writes. Ills human character and his interest in colonial It would be easy for a book which angle. All the hooks I read as a teenager, measured, unhurried responses to my history 'The desert is %era, permanent, it's an emphasises mutability to appear random and adventure stories or lohn Buchan, are totally questtons echo the gentle. but penetrating, eternal landscape. it doesn't succumb to unstructured, but this is not the case. I was ironic now. And that reversal of perspective is style 1st his fiction It comes as no surprise to fashion. But at the same time its always interested to learn how Ondaatie kept a grip one that has really opened up literature in a learn that Onclaataa s tir4 published work land moving The sense of history in the desert - on his material. "I don't want it to seem to have way... perhaps still his first love) was poetry. "I which the English Patient talks about - is much a sense of structure .. but at the same time But re-appraisal also involves study. wasn t really interested in writing until I went more am lent than C anterburv. And vet the while you appear to be moving accidentally Flow does Ondaatje feel about the study of his to University in eanada. I was 1, err lucky to West still sees the desert as meaningless - and sliding along, in the editing of it in the work on University courses? "There's a have a wonderful teacher who taught poetry barren, it s a place where one goes to Weir later stages I was hopefully fine-tuning that. complete right for anyone to do whatever they _ with great drama. and would read Robert W1111011.1t Lou much damage Su the desert. Knowing when to bring in Kips scenes in want with what's out there, but I don't write Browning and stalk around the Rama. So we landscape, and the landscape of Italy with its England was a big problem for me. So the these books so that they can be interpreted in a all wanted to he poets. And that s went I Renaissance. contrasts with the twentieth structure, that pacing, is very important to me certain way. I'm writing them for other started to write. It waste t until I was nineteen century battle. That contrast is an ongoing - seemingly casual. For the last couple of years mortals, and also because I believe in the that I had any interest in writing. For the next metaphor in the hook. of the book I spent a lot of time going over it pleasure of reading. That s more important to ten years I wrote poetry, until lit,' ColteLteif Like the shifting desert sands which again, editing it. The last thing I write is me than making an academic point So I'm a WM ■of - are such a usually the first page, because that's a kind of bit wary of that kind of stuff. It's perfectly Bale Fitt• "the West still sees the desert as meaningless - it's barren, it's feature of pitch or tone in terms of how far one looks justified, but I find it very difficult to read an Kid. which a place where one toes to war Wilhoatt too much damage.- the ahead or what to expect". academic discussion of my work". I began as - Onclaatje's Ilona and the English Patient write Onclaatie does have some advice for a series of poems but half t.1% through moved style is protean, fissured, often lyrieal I his down their stories in the spaces between the anyone thinking of a career as a writer. "One into prose. So that book ended up a strange characters are omplt-\ and many-sided, Imes in the books stored in the library should want to he a good writer rather than a transformin mungrel''_ g markedly as the WWI', progress. This quirk reflects Onclaatje's own tendency to famous writer. That's almost a first principle. Oridaanes fiction 111 general occupies liana and Caravaggio also feature in his build a relationship between his fictions and The thing is not demand of yourself to make previous book ■ a place somewhere between poetry and prose. In '(lie 5kiP Of a lit',:, yet hardly the archives of historical records. I was within five years or so. Even if your book isn't resemble their previous incarnations. "I believe Fie has a shrewd sense of plot and narrative interested to learn if he felt his novels lit be published, just write the thing". structure, but he deals chiefly in images. The people clumge all the time They aren't matte, transformed history. revealing stories 1;1 hig bvtaryone changes off stag hlights the fortunes of an e. In the earlier previously lost to the past. "In some ways all The English Patient 6 pubinford by PicuAhor 01 0.99. anonymous pilot, burned beyond recognition, works my approach was to write aN)ks1 contemporary fiction is a rewriting of past ■••■•■••••11.

1Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1992

Arts 19 TURNAROUND What's Love Got To Do With It? cogito Odeon Cinema here is a moment in Jurassic PerA at indeed? I never really knew about Tina Turner when the cutesy 11 year old heroine and her abusive relationship with Ike . As a result of saves everyone from extinction via the film I have a new respect for her. It's elevated her T W dinosaur by accessing the security files on in my mind to the position of Rock Legend, where my uncle a hacked computer system because she said she always belonged anyway. Generational thing, maybe. 'knows this one'. Remember that bit- 7A It's a straightforward bio-pic, from her childhood as a battle of physical strength between the precocious singer in a gospel choir, to the present day, via a humans and the monster breaking-in truly appalling relationship with the man who facilitated her through-the-door is won by a child rise to fame and whom she married. From the plot it sounds engaged in a battle of wits with another like a sledge-hammer job, but actually it's a wonderful blend monster-which-secures-the-door of sadness and humour, which really might provide some Only joking. Computers aren't comfort and strength to women in a similar predicament. really monsters. For years technology ha-. The fame aspect of the plot is played down and the been breaking down the barriers of focus, instead, is on her talent, pointing up the needlessness communication making it taster, easier. of her partnership with the drug-addicted and small-minded better Initial fears in the 50s and nOs ot the Ike. The theme of cyclical family relationships is also potential overwhelming power of the explored: mother abandons daughter, who then finds herself microchip have abated as products using in a bad relationship of her own. And the thinly drawn them have eased themselves into modern context is a culture where it's usual for men to have several culture, becoming at last an essential and children by different mothers and take little responsibility for largely unavoidable prop of contemporary their family. society. And now we are at the beginning Angela Bassett, as Tina, is powerfully compelling of another potential revolution in though she has neither the voice nor the legs of Ms. Turner . technological communication. Cl Brave And Larry Fishbourne as Ike, is revolting and pathetic in New World that hath Quality, Value and equal doses, playing emotional "good cop, bad cop" with his ( onvenience in it. beleaguered spouse until you appreciate the kind of QVC is cable TV's new home confusion she felt. When, at the end of the film she finally shopping channel, launched at the emerges from the nightmare and sings 'What's love got to do beginning of this week. Now products w , 11 with it?' it takes on a dramatic new meaning. appear on the screen, lauded by celebriti,-, Emma Hartley whereupon its goodbye mail order and hello to a phone-in line, Now you can buy whatever it is that most delights you i-,. Medea Sleepless In Seattle The Firm dialling the station with your credit card Bradford Alhambra Showcase Cinema Odeon Cinema details - now you can shop till you drop off in the comfort of your own armchair, The American version - for, of course, this is an reek tragedy is one of those things, isn't it, n the good old days before Speilberg et emem ber Risky Business ? The accurate to which it is easy to attatch the label post- al, films like this were made all the time, portrayal of a college kid turned pimp and idea which originated in the land of G I R marketing - has been known to generate modern - because everybody has their own combining an innocuous blend of the dreadful conditions surrounding the $1.2 million in two hours, shifting 29,000 version of what happened, sentimental comedy, sharp dialogue and world of prostitution? No? Neither do 1. more than a hint of unabashed saccharin. items of merchandise. Euripides' tale of Medea is Torn Cruise never has been a serious Co-writer and director Nora The home shopping channel will comparatively straightforward. Medea and her actor. Granted his recent roles have been less Ephron borrows the essential premise of be accessed by the laying of fibre-optic husband Jason (of the Argonauts - see her plot from the Cary Grant/Deborah action and more intrigue (and Rainman was cables throughout the country and what it appropriate Hollywood biopic) are in Corinth Kerr hankie filler An Affair Tv Remember. bloody good) but he's still the pretty leading heralds in terms of a vast and significant with their two children. Jason wants to take In Sleepless, Tom Hanks plays a widower man of 15 years ago. However he does make increase in communications is what has Creon's daughter as a new wife and Medea is devastated by the loss of his wife who is movies with first class production values, nice been termed 'Interactive TV'. This is the naturally upset. As revenge she kills Jason's persuaded by his son to tell radio agony aunt Dr Martha about his ordeal., cinematography and, recently, more than a buzz-word of contemporary marketing but new wife and murders her own two sons. becoming a minor celebrity in the process little in the way of plot. the implications are far more wide- This company were originally at the amongst single white femAes. Meg Ryan, The Firm sees Cruise in the role of a reaching, and Ross Perot for one was not Almeida and are now touring, but it is an believeS that perhaps Hanks is the man bright young lawyer (again?!) walking straight slow to realise the potential of such a undeserved success. To stage Greek tragedy - she is destined to be with and sets out to into a- highly paid job with a Memphis law find him. System. During his campaign for the US to stage any play that is not new - demands firm. However suspicions are raised by his presidency he stated he would pay to that that play has something to say about the Around this plot, Ephron skillfully delays the inevitable ending as missus (Jeanne Tripleman) when meeting the introduce yes/no buttons into every home state of the world, And although Diana Rigg's she leads us into her principals' chaotic partners takes on a decidedly Shwford. Wives in order to facilitate immediate voting on performance as the cast-off wife makes private lives. Ryan is torn between feel. issues: but what if your cat jumped on the interesting claims that language (and by chasing her destiny or settling for her Almost immediately we learn two of button at the wrong moment? Suddenly implication, irony) are her only weapons, the dependable but dull fiance. Meanwhile the firm's associates have died while on the future of democracy is in the hands of validity of these claims is contradicted by the Hanks struggles with the new reality of business in the Cayman Islands. Cruise is still male-female relationships, commenting Your pets or dependent upon your alcohol action she then takes. Director Jonathan Kent happy to jet off to the same destination with intake. On reflection this would probably and the cast may have thought they were that his last proper date was during the Carter presidency his mentor Avery Tolpar (Gene Hackman) and not make the blindest bit of difference. making a piece of polemic about women's There is an essential paradox at after a series of blundering discoveries he gets From now on you will now be position but in effect their argument is too work in the fabric of Sleepless. Between the the idea something dodgy may be going on. able to order your own action replays on vague and directed at too cosy an audience to two lead characters and the strong The director has a deft touch and sport channels and take part in game really bite. Had this production been out ensemble cast a debate rages over the role several of the early scenes crank the dramatic shows without leaving your house. A during the time of David Alton's abortion bill, of destiny in relationships. Ryan's best tension right up. I could quibble that the karaoke-style friend tells her, 'You don't want to fall in horrible mixture of for example, it could have been powerful fuel cinematography is borrowed from a variety of participation hosted by Paul Daniels and in the debate. love, you want to faIl in love in the movies'. Fair -enough, but this is sources but the Cagneyesque jail scenes, the Noel Edmonds springs irresistibly to mind. Ms Riggs most powerful moments Hollywood, where two people can be clandestine meeting straight out of All The The Orwellian future of are when she is static - pleading with Creon fated to meet as long as the audience Presidents Men and the hammy Mickey interactivism that we are facing not to banish her, she sits passively on the suspends its disbelief as soon as the lights Spillane P.I. stuff are classic and work well in paradoxically promises increased floor - a far more articulate statement than the dim. the context, cOmmodification. More and more life will over-dramatic breast-beating and arm-flinging Fortunately the film is well served This isn't a great film but it is half be pre-programmable - your TV will be we see elsewhere. by two strong lead performances, whilst Ephron's dialogue effectively fuses witty decent. I was biting my nails as Cruise able to identify your viewing habits when The production is little more than a exchange-, and sentimentality in roughl y attempts to escape the clutches of the evil him the 3,1)0(1 plus channels become available to vehicle for Ms Rigg, and this is the case for tar equal measures. Steeples is entertaining and even the sentimentality, which seems to those who can afford them, and pre-select too much of British theatre at the moment: a especially when compared with substitute for morality in this film, wasn't too you an appropriate menu. You can no situation that has been in existence for far too Hollywood's high quota of mindless schmaltzy. longer keep the monster from the door. long. Theatre of Cruelty? No. Theatre of The blockbusters, and - admit it - even the A thoroughly recommended math', Now the Monster is the door. of us would like to tall in Absurd? Well. What we have here is Theatre of least romantic espionage, murder, legalist ile action draina. the Tepid. Can't we do any better than this? love this way. Liz Ekstein Liz Ekstein Akin Ojumu Stuart Davies

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The Ultimate six page guide to whats on in Leeds over the next week Happy Families starts right here... Welcome to the new and improved preview and listings Stage section. the Goodlife has lived it up for long enough and is no more Romeo and Juliet Grand Theatre - the section has been The Servant of Two Masters imaginatively rechristenned The West Yorkshire Playhouse Guide. It's had more than a Alyson... / My Dear Emily facelift, we've tried to make our Studio Theatre weekly mountains of information a If you enjoyed Brannagh's Much Ado, why little more user-friendly. The new not head down to the Grand between the 11th listings system gives events in a and the 16th at 7.30pm for a serious dose of "Passion, violence, lust, comedy, tragedy, weekly timetable, with an array of romance...". The ESC is back in town, flash logos for each classification advertising its production of Romeo and Juliet like a Hollywood blockbuster. As part which we're so proud of. This year of its mission to revitalise Shakespeare, the video releases will be reviewed company has come up with a production that every fortnight rather than weekly. sounds like a nineties version of West Side Story - a film which brought this classic story, Appologies to all couch potatoes, of destructive passion firmly into the who may be pleased to know that twentieth Century 30 years ago. 'East side, West side. The hatred builds' so goes the We're now covering more than blurb. just the week-end telly, with Nonetheless, the company's achievements cannot be underestimated - highlights and the best films of the whilst maintaining a thorough classical week on the listings page. There'll discipline and staying true to the text, they be plenty of feature previews still, reinterpret Shakespeare through the anxieties and perspectives of today - their production and regular competitions. of Macbeth last year set the witches in a post This is not a complete guide Holocaust landscape. The company have perhaps taken greater risks in this sense than have to improvise comic scenes. The The past has been retrieved rather to all local events, but we list those Brannagh did in applying the Hollywood characters are grotesque and ridiculous, than reinterpreted in Sue Emmy Jenning's that are popular with students and formula but keeping the classical setting in traditionally wore masks and were one woman double bill at the Studio Theatre. Much Ado. incorporated into the Venice carnival parades The two plays, Alyson: The Story of a Green happening within the Leeds The ESCs Romeo and Juliet retains - like the doctor who wears a long beak Witch, by Julia Aston Smith, and My Dear Bradford and Harrogate area. shaped mask and a cloak. Emily, are both about women healers. some classical elements, like the sword We'd welcome any- fights, which are choreographed by Malcolm The Servant of Two Masters, Jennings' pioneering work as a Ranson, who worked with Brannagh in translated into English, is the tale of trickster Dramatherapist has led to her interest in suggestions for previews, and Hamlet. Actors dressed as street gangs ithe Truffaldino, whose meddling in the women's struggle to practice medicine anyone is %%1lcome to write one. If production is in modern dress) may look a deceptions and intrigues of Venecian society throughout history. Alyson is the story of a little bizarre wielding swords and shouting cause untold havoc. The production draws midwife lynched for witchcraft in the Middle you would like to speak to us about 'en garde', but it can be a lot more exciting on techniques originally used in the Ages, narrated from her condemned cell. this, come along to the Metro Uni than watching men point guns at each other, Commedia like mime, the circus clown, The second play is a portrait of and with the handsome, energetic Charles slapstick and improvisation, as well as using Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman office (best times are on Sundays Simpson playing Romeo this production the inventions of comics like Phillip Herbert doctor to qualify in Britain, pieced together and Tuesdays). For anyone promises all the thrills and sighs of who stars as Brighella. A master of the by Jennings from letters, medical journals wanting to list events in The Shakespeare at its best. grotesque and the double entendre, Herbert and a book written by her daughter. A play that has an even greater scope has been Julian Clary's 'glamourous Jennings brings a huge warmth and Guide, the deadline is the Sunday for modern interpretation is on at the assistant', played Podso in Wailing for Godot. understanding to the parts, drawing on her before the paper conies out. Just Playhouse's Quarry Theatre until the 16th, at and Widow Twanky. Determined not to own struggles to assert herself in the fields of 7.30pm: the Venecian playwright Carlo 'sleep myself and the company in research', drama and medicine. She will be at the leave the details in The Guide Goldoni's The Servant of Two Masters. director Phelim McDermott has taken a fresh Studio from thursday 14th to Friday 15th, pigeon hole at the Uni or the Goldoni wrote in the 18th Century Italian look at Goldoni's play, and produced a very 7.30pm. tradition of Commedia dell'Arte, which contemporary comedy, in a decor that is both Metro offices. involves a loose scenario in which the actors fantastic and opulent. Juliette Garside

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FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Clubs 0 11111bs Stage THE COOKER in ARCADIA - Jan I soul I funk. free 9-10. WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE see Friday PITUX at MIS l ER CRAIG'S - Student night. 11.50 /12 P YER let E9SON at MUSIC' FACTORY • Dance & garage_ THE WORLD in RITZY'S - Student night. CI a pint. BACK TO BASICS Itt THE MUSIC FACTORY - Dance. CITY VARIETIES • tel: 430 808 TRIBE at RICKY'S - Acid Ian., Funk & Dance. THE LIZARD CLUB at RICKY'S - 70'% Rock, E3/ C3.50 JOHN HEGLEY - poet, comedian, singer. water. 8pm. C7/16 HYPE at RICKY'S LOVE TRAIN ai TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB - 70's,14 VAGUE at THE WAREHOUSE - £5. cross-dressing. TWA ETIFATIRE IN THE MILL tel. 1)274 310 185 UP THE JUNCTION at THE GALLERY - Student nada Dance_ ANYTHING GOES at THE WAREHOUSE SATURDAY BOP at LEEDS METRO UN1 -122 114 pleat Open Lighting Workshop - 2-6.30pin CLUB CRACKERJACK at THE MUSIC FACTORY Student night - f I with flyer. cheap clanks CYCLONE as LEEDS ENT-0- 41.1 I & 901 House. 12 50/ 13 cal V2 at THE GALLERY' • Dance, with Tim of Utah Saint!. SERIOUS PLEASURE al RITZY'S I r. rua: SUB CLUB at ARCADIA - 1i a pint ATTIC at ARCADIA - Gay & Lesbian night STOMP at 1 EF.os mErRo UNI • £2.50 adv. indie. grange PARTY ON at LEEDS UN1 - 11.50 ads INCARCERATED at SCR URINES - Iu,lie night -1250 /1.1 R:1 2 Stage GRANARY WHARFE StaLge TIME 'n.iriN-EL.a.t RIFTS • las in Oa. 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I5pm, from f.e, 50 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE RADICAL DANCE FACTION CIVIC THEATRE tel: 476 962/455505 THE DUCHESS TOM & JERRY DRUM (THE FENTON) 'Dracula' - Leeds Arts Centre. 7 30pm, £4,/f3 THE BIRTHDAYS plus ANNA MADE IN AMERICA THE BUNDY'S plus SIMMER phis GIMP CITY VARIETIES tat 430 808 THE GROVE INN YOUNG AMERICANS BELUSHVS 'The Good Old Days ot Milne Hal' - 7 30pin GAEL FORCE FUGITIVE WEST MARTINI - Live jazz ALHAMBRA tel' 0274 752 (KV ROYAL PARK JURASSIC PARK 'Medea' - 7.30pm, f5,50 PETE FASCETOMY THE FIRM THEATRE IN THE MILL tel: 0274 383 185 TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Snakes and Ladders' - 7.30pm.13112 THE LEVELLERS IN THE LINE OF EIRE HARROGATE THEATRE tel 0423 502 116 LEEDS INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SEASON AT HOT SIIOTS 2 The Liovemment Inspector - 7 4 9pin. from £5.50 LEEDS TOWN HALL DENNIS For full programme details Tar The Odeon, MGM Nicole BBC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA play Khitchatunan. HARD BOILED House, Shoal:sae Cinema. Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road Tchaikovsky & Ippolitoe - Ivanov. 7 30pni, tickets from 14 00 COTTAGE ROAD CINEMA Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. Cottage Road, Far Headingtey Tel 751606 PICTUREVILLE CINEMA Unknown at time of going to press. please ring for details HARD BOILED - 6.00pm WINCE CINEMA THE. BIG BLUE 711rnni - 8 5pni THE DUCHESS ► North Lane, Headingley. Tel. 7511161 BELT PHIL RYAN & PETE BROWN plus THIS log :Film THE GROVE INN l!iikntrA a at time of going to pmsk, please nog for details THE SNAPPER - 6.01)pni F4 11_1, CLUB - Alchemy Tr or hilt programme details for The Wean, MGM. !Hui is HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE THE COMMITMENTS - 8 15pm ROYAL PARK PUB House, Show ease Cinema, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road Briaknell Road. Leeds 6. Tel. 752045 ODEON 'IllE SPOOKS Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House. see Sunday. From Friday 8th - PASSION FISH - 6,30prn The Ileadrow. Tel 430031 THE DRUM THE FENTON I P1CTUREVILLE CINEMA From Enday 8th • ACCION MUTANTE - 8.45prz TINA - WHAT'S LOVE - 1.,10.5 35, 8.20 DIG ATLANTIS - 6.00pm PICTUREVIL LE CINEMA SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - 1 05. 3.35, 6.00, 8.30 BRADFORD CATHEDRAL HARD BOILED - 15pm HARD BOILED - 6.00pm. IN THE LINE OF FIRE - I 30. 5.00. 8 00. Sat and Sun 5.25. THE LINDSAY STRING QUARTET & ALEXANDER 1MAX ATLANTIS - 8 f5pm 15 only. BAILLIE play Beethoven & Schubert ROLLING STONES 'AT THE MAX' - 8.00prn IMAX THE YOUNG AMERICAN - 1.10. 3.30, 5.55, 8.25 BETI TITAN/CA - 8.1Elpm MADE IN AMERICA - 1.05. 3.30, 6.00.830 MEDITERRANEO - 6.00pm HETI lif.iTSHOTS II - Sun. 1_00. 3.10 PUERTO P.SCONDITX) 8 15pm THE COM/CEMENTS - n 00pm - Sun. 1 25.3,30 atO Film RET2 MEDITERRANE0 8.15pm Tunes ran applicable to Thursday. 111114 DIE IMITATION GAME - 5 45pm & 8 (101im BFT2 MGM MOVIE HOUSE Ear (Mt programme detalin Fur The Odeon. MGM. Muck THE IMITATION GAMEODEON Vicar Lane, LSI. Tel. 451031 House, Showcase Cie mute, Lounge Cinema, Cottage Road The Headrow. Tel. 430031 THE FLIGMVE - 1.15, 5.15. 6.05 Cinema and Hyde Park Pkture House. see Sunday. Mu sic TINA • WHATS LOVE . - 1.30. 5.35, 8.20 TI1E FIRM - 1.00. 4.45, 7.55 HYDE PARK PICTURE HOUSE SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - 1.05, 3 35.6.00. RIO JURASSIC PARK - 1.15. 5 15. 8.80 Ifirst two showing Late Shoes tonight & tomorrow • ACC1ON MUTANTE IN THE LINE OF ETRE - 1.30. 5.00. 8.00. Sat and Stlit 5 25. cancelled on Sunday) PICTUREVILLE CINEMA, BRADFORD YORKSHIRE DANCE CENTRE 1115 only. THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS - Sunday 1.15, 5.15 HARD BOILED - 8.15pm Auditions for a Street Jail Dance Performance Tour, L00- THE YOUNG AMERICAN - 1.10, 3.30, 5.55, 8.25 ATLANTIS - 6.00pm 4.00pol. Tel. 426066 for further details MADE IN AMERICA 1.05. 3.30. 6.00. 8.30 IMAX CINEMA HOTSHOTS II - Sun. 1 no. 3 In Telly TITANICA - B4O0pin. BAMBI - Sun, 1.25, 3.30 WTI Telly Times not applicable to Thursday MEDTTERRANEO - 6.00pm MGM MOVIE HOUSE 1.,m Lives. New series on BBC2 at 6,55. Vic Reeves' assistant PUERTO EscorAmpo S ISpm Vicar Lane. L.S1. Tel. 451031 it Nikon away and is doing his own comedy series. IWT2 Rory Bremner - Who Else? Channel 4. 10.(15pm New series THE RIGID-YE - I.15, 5.1.5. 6.05 Newman and Boddie! In Pieces. BBC"..'.. 10,00pm Fall apart THE IMITATION GAME - Kuupni from the top impressionist. who is Joined by Steve Belhuid 11-1E FIRM - 1.00, 4.45,755 with laughter. curt AGE CINEMA others. JURASSIC PARK - 1,15. 5.15. 8.80 (first two showing Cracker. ITV, 9.00pm. Start of a three-min story in a 54fiCC ouPow CINEMA Nina Simone - The Legend. BliC2, 9 00p.m. .1Ixamientary cancelled on Sunday) starring Rubble Coltrane_ OM the aria her tight for black ['whin THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS - Sundays. 1.15.5 15 Pondltute. Channel 4, 9.00pm. 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TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY TV FILMS

dubs dubs Clubs This week's selection of weekend films were selected by Julliette BEAT SURRENDER at THE MUSIC FACTORY tO's to DIG at THE GAMER Y i ARCADIA - sae Musli LOADED & JUICE at THE MUSIC FACTORY Indic Garside and John Revill Vs. £2.50 tin dtmt. LI a pint. CIRCUS CIRCUS at THE MUSIC FACTORY - A Hoots. id Dance / Dub i Hip-hop / Psychedelia. £2 I L2.50 THE LOVE BUTTON at ARCADIA - Dance, guests TWA. CI pop. kfs to 90's. £1 a pint ROCK NIGHT at THE WAREHOUSE -F2 B4 11pm. GORGEOUS in LEEDS 11N1 - Acid Jazz I Funk.f2 /f I an ALPHABET STREET at LEEDS METRO 80's.rughr THE MILE HIGH CLUB at THE GALLERY ROCK / ALTERNATIVE / INDIE at THE GALLERY - £2 £2 nn door, £1 n pint. THE 'THURSDAY BOP at LEEDS I INI - Mad music ha mad FRIDAY 8th October- admission. a pint ANALYSIS at RICKY'S pcciple - I 511, optri 12ain. STAND at BECKETT PARK - Acid Jai/ funk / hip•hop / soul. 7(1'S NIGHT at YEL 8-11 1 1 on door No idm after 111(nn NEW ROMANTICS at THE. EXCHANGE - Free, ends 12am Milleniurn (9.30, BBCD Starring Kris POGO-A-GO-GO at SCRIMPIFS Punk / 7IN £2 c, Stage Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd. A female freedom fighter from the year 2088 travels '!fy Stage WEST YORKSHIRE. PLAYHOUSE see FfIda) back in time to save the Earth. What a nice Stage THE GRAND THEATRE - See Monday thing to do. WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE • Sec Enday THE CIVIC THEATRE See Wednesday The Beast With Five Fingers (12.35, BBCD THE GRAND THEATRE - Scc NI,n(100. WEST lORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE - Sec CITY VARIETIES . tel 430 808 THE GRAND THEATRE see Monday The World Of Ivor Novel In' • 7.30pm. nckets £5.00 Dead concert pianist's hand returns from THE Civic 'rtivAlitF. • Eel 455 505 / 476962 THEATRE IN THF. MILL - tel 11214 383 185 beyond the grave to terrorise the occupants. 'lane Eyre' - Prosernmin Player,. 730tun, tickets L4 L3 'Othello' The Custard Factory. 7.30pm. £5 £3 of an Italian villa. A hit like listening to Mus ic c.:n'y VARIETIES • iel 430 808 HARROGATE THEATRE - 0423 502 116 Richard Clayderman. STEPHEN O'BRIEN - Psychic -7 30pm. £4.50 'Shirley Valentine' - 7,45pm, rackets from 15.50. THE STUDIO THEATRE, L%IU - tcl 833 134 Promised Land (11.35, Ch4 )Part of the LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Alysiss The Story Of A Green Witch' & 'My Dear Emily' - Made In The USA season. Three ex-high NI PEOPLE plus K KLASS plus EVOLUTION Rosa PfrkilldittrIF, 7.30p111. 'PAM f.4 501E1 tin school friends meet by coincidence in a f HE DU CHEM Musi c PAEVID ALLEN small American town with tragic IRISH CENTRE DIG AT THE GALLER1 consequences. Stars Meg Ryan. HUGH MASEKELA TUMMY CHASE. QUINTET - I dunce Music THE DRUM (THE FENTONI THE GROVE INN THE CRABS TILE F.05 BROTHERS THE DUCHESS SATURDAY 9th October- THE GROVE INN JOSEPH'S WELL THE HUMPH' FAMILY MM SESSION RED SEAS SHARKS ROYAL PARK The Woman in Red. (10.10,BBC11 A BELUSHI'S BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SUCTION THE PRICE OF IVORY • Soulf ut blues SANAE NAKAJIMA (pianos plays Schubert & Chopin - lunch THE GROVE INN happily-married man falls for a woman he THE FIFTY EIGHT PIECE ORCHESTRA has only glimpsed from afar. Bizzare TILE DRUM ITHE FENTON i Smokey and the Bandit 3 (11.25 ITV) A car THE. RYE chase comedy 7 Who (12.25 - BBC-11 An American scientist is For full programme details for The Odeon, MGM Movie For full programme details for The Odeon, MGM Movie returned by the Russians six months after House, Showcase Cinema, Lounge Cinema. Cottage Rnad House, Showcase Cinema. Lounge Cluemo, Cottage Road being horribly mutilated. But he is the same Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, see Sunday. Cinema and Hyde Park Picture House, sec Sunday. PICTUREVILLE CINEMA PICTURE VII.LE CINEMA For lull prowratitttttt details. for I he Chiron. MGM Movie man. THE BIG BLUE 70nitn - 6 IlOpni !LARD BOILED • 6 00pm House. 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WAle-s ss CAnus. Italy ANCHOR•SS - S 15pm The Drum (3.15 C4) Adventure in the Indian Vs Scotland and Tictinuok ss Northein Ireland Plus a Rugby BET?. subcontinent A film by Alexander Korda. League test nellea ogaire4 New Zealand which gets Ender wiy CINEMA PARADES() ca Telly on Saturday Also we ITV at lb taipin The Sure Thing (9,35 BBC2) Another road Screenplay: Safe. A 'nosing lose >Ain!, in the iorgoticn world movie about twit college students who travel Neighbours. Brad', s Itarancr is unespertatly transformed in an die young 11(4111elev: Slav; Kate Hardie- and Aidan across America together. They'll probably Mon make him interesting with music by Billy Brat. Te 1 1 y The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. BBC2, u 00pm Mote Timewateh. BBC2, 8.00pm IN_snowman, - a fresh loot on: get it together by journeys end wacky ulmetly Made Prison hunger strike in Slouhent Ireland in MI Absolutely Fabulous. 13IIC I. 10 05pn% A renin is the comic House Party (10.00 C4) Comedy. Kid'n'Plav Without %Ms. Channel 4. 9.1.K1prn A double arts toll - Bad World Cup Football • Live. ITV. 10 00pm. COVVTai!k. .,1 servo. sinning kande( Saunders and Juanita Landry Film organise a party. In a house. Ideas of the Twentieth Century: Goinnine Greet on Youthisin England's match in Holland, which will put manager Cs arlant expenments with an %solution tank and ruins her daughter • opco The obsession with Youth Greet argues diai the cull ill the Taylor under serious stress, but England within one game of day Let's Hope It's A Girl (11.55 C4) An Italian fresh faced has tod to a morbid fear of ageing-. and IM Barrie's qualifying tea the USA finals Red Dwarf VI. BBC!. 9 taltun, A guidatke beam drags the mother dominates all her family and keeps biographer Andrew Birlin looks at Me enduring suei.ess of Petri The Almost Complete History f the 20th Century, Channel flwatIcts to a ■k‘ellied space station and more Lorin; them stranded on their old, run down estate. 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It's certainly going to he an extra dry Comedy Store. From there, he worked to and has revealed that he himself was once a weekend; back by popular demand, Mr perfect his routine until he became the toast student, "an accident forced on me by the Miserable himself Jack Dee returns to our of the Montreal Comedy Festival in 1990. combined effect of society's pressures and my area on Sunday 17th to give us another dose And the rest you probably know about. extremely high A Level results". To get your of his ultra-dry sense of humour. He's Supporting Jack will be Richard hands on some tickets, ring the Alhambra box playing at St George's Concert Hall over in Morton, ex- of 'The Panic Brothers' who won office on 0274 752000. Bradford for one night only, although this is the Time-Out Comedy Award for 1992. And finally, closer to home, this his third visit to that venue. However, before Jack's jocularity coming Sunday 10th also sees an appearance Fans of the man will already know sets Bradford beaming, The Studio Theatre in by top poet & comedian , John Hegley. If what to expect from the King of Dead-Pan, the same fair city plays host to another rising you've never seen his off-the-wall after the summer repeat of his popular stand- star of the comedy scene. Alan Parker (Urban performance poetry, then the string of awards up comedy series. You'll also be pleased to Warrior) brings his one-man left-wing right- he has collected over the past few years hear that Channel 4 are screening a second on demonstration of an act to town on should be enough to persuade you to go and series later this year, but if you can't wait Sunday 10th. see him at the City Varieties this weekend. until then, book your tickets now on 0274 Alan Parker has been a major hit He's a multi-talented and very original act, 752000 to see the man who's comic career with students to date on his 'Newcastle and well worth the £6 student ticket price began in the 'open mic' spot in London's Brown Ale National Comedy Network Tour', . The show starts at 8.00pm.

Ladies and gentlemen, friends and freshers, we something for everyone at Circus Circus on are gathered in Leeds to mourn the death of Wednesdays, with one floor of acid jazz, funk another summer. But let us not forget that with and dance, another of soul, disco and dance, this death is born a new academic year, which it and in the basement 60s - 90s rock, pop and Gallery on Fridays, with Tim of Utah Saints as is our duty to celebrate, and therefore indie. It's El a pint and there are free buses solemnly charge you to go, pull your socks in house Dj, and guests Colin Patterson (8th) far as Bodington. down, put your hair up and party till you poop! and Paul Oakenfold (29th); and finally The The Poly bop is no longer, For a night of pure glamour, Vague at Attic, at Arcadia on Fridays, where gay boys Wednesdays will now be vibrating to House the Warehouse on Saturdays is the ultimate and girls can do some serious partying with DJ and dance tunes at Absolutely fabulous, on 'sensorial experience'. Cultivators of Camp Tim Lennox until 3am. the 20th, and on alternate weeks (the 13th and Trans With Attitude have built up a big For more gay gallivanting there's 27th this month) the sounds of the 80s at following over the summer, and its members in Erotica at Mr Craigs on the 19th, and Imeldas at Alphabet street.A brief mention to the the Astoria fortnightly form the loth, where only_ obliquely entitled Phux at Mr Craigs un TWA will also be the guests at Love queens and dykes are formally invited to 'Put Mondays, an NUS only night, with mainstream your gladrags on and dance till your gusset Button, a new night on alternate Tuesdays at music and 90p a pint and a nominal entrance Arcadia with dance provided by Glam Sound rots'. fee of £1.50. The most popular student night Engineers. It's dubiously described as 'a night There's plenty on at the Music Factory, last year was Beat Surrender on Tuesdays at the for modern lovers that transcends all harriers with an Irish night on the 14th of October music factory and challenges accepted views'. The Gallery where you can mush to the Pogues or swing to For hard cow clobbers with a sense of has changed hands and been given a facvlift by the Sultans of Ping; Loaded on Thursdays, a adventure there's a regular allnighter at the managers with a mission. it appears. They've must for all eager indie kids with tunes Queen's Hall, Bradford called The Cat in the also conic up with Club Crackerjack at Ricky's provided by DI Helen, and dub, dance, hip•hop Hat. Starts 16th October from 2-10am, guest on Monday with 80s and 90s dance, V2 at the and psvcliedelia on the top floor; finally Dls Lee Wright (Panic) and Edzi (Unique 3).

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6.30 Parish Pump 7.00 Family Fortunes 6.30 Happy Days Not 6.00 News & Weather 7.15 The History Of Party Political 730 Coronation Street 7.00 News 6.30 Regional News Broadcasts A look at 40 years of bollocks 8.00 You Bet! You Better turn over now! 8.00 Class Action 7.00 Every Second Counts except this 7.45 What The Papers Say 9.00 Missing Aims to find those who don't 830 Brookside Ron has cash problems - join particular 1800 8.00 Public Eye About teenage drug abuse to be found the club mate! 7.30 Tomorrows World discovers the woman 830 Englishwoman's Garden About female want 10.00 News & Weather 9.00 Garden Club who doesn't answer hack! gardeners who are English ! 9.30 Cheers Long running US comedy I 8.00 The Generation Game Brucie at his best 9.00 The Look 10.40 Married.. With Children Unlucky or 10.00 Nurses Another US comedy 9.00 News & Weather 9.50 Animated Arias what? 11.10 Film: The Fifth Musketeer - starring 10.30 Paul Merton The Series LIP 9.30 Millennium Sci-fi film with Kris 10.00 KYTV Angus Dcayton slips into this Kristoffersson and his futuristic weapon role well ! Beau & Lloyd Bridges 11.05 Eurotrash Exactly as it sounds! A 11.10 Crucible Of Terror Top class horror 1030 Newsnight 01.20 Whale On Drugs! 11.35 Promised Land Film with Kiefer Sutherland and Meg Ryan ST film 11.15 This Is The Week That Was 60s satire 02.20 The Big E 12.35 The Beast With The Five Fingers A 12.00 Weather 03.15 Film: No Love For Johnnie - new form 0130 Trash Talk late pianist's hand haunts his household 12.05 Rock Dogs Girls that follow rock bands of contraceptive discovered!

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Leeds Student Independent Newspaper 8th October 1993 The Guide 27 Lost Space You really will have to stare wide-eyed at the silver screen next week in Bradford, because NME the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television is hosting the first ever Widescreen Film Festival. For 10 days, the Pictureville Cinema, [MAX & the Cinerama POP QUIZ Screen will be showing a classic selection of films in their intended wide-screen or 70mm So, you think you know your pop music? formats. There'll also be premieres at the Wanna prove it? Well, now's your chance, IMAX cinema, and visits from Jeremy because one of the heats of the NME Pop Thomas and Peter Greenaway. For anyone Quiz, sponsored by Virgin Megastores and wanting to get lost in the movies, this is the XD Premium Lager, crashes into Leeds place to be! Metropolitan University on Thursday 21st Before the festival proper kicks off October. on Friday 15th however, there's a chance to Hosted by comedian Bob Downe, see two gorgeous films by Luc Besson. 'The this is one of 10 knock-out heats being held all Big Blue', his cult classic celebration of round the country to find the hottest five version of Lawrence of Arabia can be seen in 'Fantastic Formats', a celebration of sound underwater life, can be seen on Monday 11th musos in the land, the grand prize for the Super Panavision 70mm at 7.00pm, and again and picture formats for the at 8.I5pm, or Tuesday 12th at 6.00pm, and the overall winning team being a holiday in New at 7.00pm on Wednesday 20th. Arguably the cinema - Sunday 17th, 7.30pm sequel 'Atlantis', which is the product of York, no less. This is the only heat in our best film David Lean ever made, the 'The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her three years of filming, is showing from region, so don't miss your chance to enter, magnificent performance by Peter O'Toole Lover', screened after a visit to the Friday 8th to Saturday 10th. whether you're at the University or the Metro will keep you captivated for the full three Pictureville Cinema by Peter Greenaway, The Festival commences on Friday University. hours. who will be talking about his career and 15th in grand style, with what I thinkis It says here that any university or The full listings are as follows :- films - Thursday 21st at 7.30pin. probably the best film ever made. Stanley college can enter up to three teams of five via '2001 - A Space Odyssey' - Friday 15th, 'The Sheltering Sky', screened after a visit by Kubrick's awe-inspiring epic '2001 - A Space 8.15pm, Saturday 16th, 4.15pm, Sunday 24th, Jeremy Thomas, producerof three films by their Ents manager, so see the respective Odyssey' is being shown in its original 70mm 5.30pm. Bernado Bertolucci, including the one shown. people if you think you stand a chance. But Cinerama format, so if you caught it last year 'Lawrence Of Arabia' - Saturday 16th, 7.00pm, He will be talking about his work on these, hurry, because there's not much time left. on TV with half the screen blacked out at the Wednesday 20th, 7.00pm. and the difficulties in filming in isolated There are also a couple of entry forms in the top and bottom, now's your chance to see it as 'West Side Story' in Panavision 70mm - parts of the world - Saturday 23rd, 7.30pm. Leeds Student office in the Metro Uni. the director intended. Beautiful, frightening, Tuesday 19th, 7.30pm. IMAX Preview Screenings:- Prizes on the night include crates of and technically brilliant, this is a must-see. 'Patton - Lust For Glory' in Cinerama - Friday 'The Discoverers' - Man's thirst for XD lager, records, T-shirts, posters, Virgin Screenings will take place at 8.15pm on 22nd, 7.30pm, Sunday 24th, 2.00pm. knowledge Monday 18th, 6.00pm. record tokens, Levi's, gig tickets, and signed Friday, 4.15pm on Saturday 16th, and 5.30pm 'The Innocents' & 'The Haunting', a 'The Secret Of Life On Earth' - Remarkable merchandise, so be worth your while. on Sunday 24th. Tickets are available priced Pictureville Horror double bill - Monday 18th scenes of the intricate natural cycle - Tuesday' Even if you aren't a team member, go £4. £61 at 6.00pm and 8.15pm respectively. 19th, 6.00pm. down on the night to support your mates Another cinema classic is being 'This Is Cinerama' - Each Tuesday & Saturday 'Fires Of Kuwait' - Gulf War aftermath - Tickets are only £1 in advance from the usua shown on Saturday 16th. The restored afternoon at 1.30prn. Wednesday 20th, 6.00pm. outlets.

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Greek Island Hopping Martin Cole, explores the Greek islands and checks out the cheapest way to travel Costa Greece to the playground of the 'not so rich'.

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THE UAU-LEEDS FINAL WHISTLE 0 at last the Battle of Britain has been fought Sand won by the clear Favorite, Lennox Lewis. The fight was merely a hurdle that he had to overcome on his way to greater things in the boxing ring. Bruno never had a DERBY chance, he passed his peak a long time ago and has never really been able to take a ome the 29th of punch anyway. October the toughest By Roger Domenegehtti battle in W est Having said that he came C closer than he ever did against Yorkshire's history will take BPSA in its final year and I Witherspoon or Tyson. For place as Leeds University and hope it won't be long before six rounds he was clearly on the Leeds Metropolitan play we win this" top then suddenly Lewis each other in the University Despite this year being the stepped up a gear caught him Athletic Union. first year without a BPSA with a monster left hook and Both Fiona Smealon. the championship, those Pol s in ► took him apart. University's Sports Secretary the LA U last year were a little Unfortunately the hype of and Warwick Taylor I.Mrs lacking in the skill the fight clouded peoples Union president agree that department. S 0 sense. Bruno's life was in there is a lot more at stake in despite winning the overall danger, and he could easily terms of pride than the usual BPSA Champions last year, have been blinded. UAL.' game. the pressure is on LMU to Fortunatley he has now quit Fiona Smeaton Said. "All prove they can make the due to the dangers. games are important but away grade, something Taylor Tommorow we have the from the UAL side of things it believes won't take too long. pleasure of seeing Nigel Berm is our most important After all we must remember and Chris Eubank again beat game.';'There will definitely that LAW still has one of the each other senseless. If we are be more crowds its our big hest sporting collages in the really lucky then Eubank derby day'rOf course we'll country in Carnegie Hall. might almost kill someone win across the board and good Some feel that the UAL again - without the aid of a luck to LMU they'll need it' may become over saturated as Land Rover. None of the Warwick Taylor said. "Its more teams enter but this is lessons of his fight against our most important local countered by the new tier Watson have been learnt. derby its Important that we system where by only teams of Then there were calls for win';'01 course we'll win we the same size will play each were overall winners of the other initially. longer breaks between rounds. for the boxers to wear protective head gear. for the matches to he shorter. Hardly any of these measures have been implemented. It took Leeds Student will Watson over year come out of his comma and still he is paralysed needing countless produce full results operationsThe banning of boxing would merely push it underground where it would and reports from become even more dangerous. We just need to make sure that the sport becomes safer. the UAU Derby In As for Lewis he will no doubt retain his title against tougher opponents. Bruno can the 22nd of nowconcentrate on being the country's best loved sportsman - if you know what October issue. I mean Harry,

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