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S 5 1 , SNOWY WHITE (3.50 - SAT. MAR 24th LINTON KWESI JOHNSON (400 WED 28th MAR Leeds NIK KERSHAW Leeds Student (3,75 - FRI 30th MAR All tickets available from Univelits The C.T.S. Shop, TICKETS ALSO ON SALE FOR: Jumbo Records, P & P, INDEPENDENT LEEDS AREA STUDENT NEWSPAPER ALEXEI SAYLE Sook & Annelet THE ALARM (The Merrion Centre) FRIDAY 16th MARCH, 1984 — FREE NO AGE DRESS ON STUDENT SISTERS OF MERCY RESTRICTIONS Pay the price to A HILL OF avoid Lloyds National Westminster Bank are threatening the Leeds University Union with an A illiGHT annual bill of £13,000 in bank charges if they continue to All three Leeds Polytechnic Rugby Union teams have bank with them. been banned by the Poly Executive after club members The Union have always went wild on a visit to Hull University. banked with Nat West and have Until the ban is lifted none of the teams will be able to never paid bank charges. Nat Elliot Gibson play in matches under the name of Leeds Polytechnic West say they have imposed the Students Union, their budgets are frozen and their kits charge because the present have been removed. economic climate means they Nave to he more cost-concious. Club members gatecrashed against the wall and a bicycle the Hull Union leap year ball on worth £1.50 was ruined. All About £3,000 of this is the February 29th. Once inside they Leeds Poly sports teams are now handling charge paid to Lloyds lifted the trumpeter from behind banned by Hull University Bank in the Union for nightsafe while he was playing, tried to Union, and a bill will he sent to and cash-handling facilities. minute the guitarist's instru- L.P.U. for the damage caused to This has prompted the sugges- ment and tried to grab the mic- the bicycle and demanding that tion that the Union should save rophone from the 'Buys from the Leeds gatecrashers pay their money by moving from Nat Ipanema's' vocalist, according entry fees into the Leap Year West to Lloyds Bank. to those at the• ban. Had. 11.iwevcr. Union policy from February I 9s I stales that both REPORT I.loyd.s and Nat West. along with the other big clearing banks, BY ADAM LEBOR should be avoided because of Elliot Cibson, a photographer Hull Union executive member their involvements with South for Hull student paper - Hullfire' Richard Engler told Leeds Stri- Africa and Central America. was taken to hospital after a club dent that "because of the Rugby The conflict of politics against member headbutted him on the Club the whole evening was a practicalities may mean that the Jaw. He had been taking pictures disaster. They. should confide 'Avoid Lloyds' policy is pushed of a one-man strip-tease by a their childish activities to the aside. Poly Rugby player and suffered pitch." The Union has been inves- a bleeding lip. But L.P.ti. Rugby Club Cap- tigating the TSB. Co-op and Other Leeds club members tain, John Lees saw things dif- National Giro Banks as politi- restrained their team mate who ferently. He admitted that there cally sound alternatives, but for had demanded that Elliot sur- had been 'a couple of isolated more than two years now no render his film. He had agreed to incidents,' and that 'something move has been made. do so. did happen,* but he blamed Union Finance Officer Mr. Elliot told Leeds Student that these on a minority of club mem- Stephenson said that the TSB when the players left the hall bers. He claimed that the whole a nd Co-op had been they smashed beer glasses thing had been blown out of approached but they too would • Caught with pants up. proportion, and that Hull stu- incur heavy hank charges and dents had also gatecrashed the were thought to be 'unaccept- ball. able.' Mr. Stephenson went on The police were not called at to say that, despite the policy, he Jovial Jonny jumps in! any stage in the evening, and would recommend the Union according to L.P.U. President, Executive to move to Lloyds as Smiling mop-top and Paul Will he be able to manage on on many issues it is still impor- Jim Millar "a lot of it may have a money saving tactic and McCartney lookalike Jonny his own? Current Leeds Student tant that we do not become a been exaggerated. John Lees has because, being in the Union Editor Adam LeBor told Leeds mouthpiece for either institu- been very helpful and the Rugby building, they offered the great- Calvert has been elected as Student that he has "every con- tion." Club will compensate the indi- est security. Leeds Student Editor for the fidence in Jonny, I'm even lend- Both the Editor and the viduals concerned." LUU Treasurer Paul Morgan next academic year. ing him my green plastic visor Editor elect hope that more Other Poly sports teams have echoed the views of Mr. Jonny beat his nearest rival but he'll have to buy his own budding journalists will come already been affected by the ban. Stephenson in that moving to current Music Editor Mike baggy suits," forward, to work for the paper. Last week the Rugby League one of the politically acceptable Douglas by 27 votes to 17. Jenny plans to increase and team could not play at Hull and banks would be very expensive, Twenty-one year old History improve the content of the the Poly Volleyball team has an but in the light of National and English student Jenny is a paper but sees no need for any important match coming up Westminster's £13,000 charge a seasoned hack. Now in his final radical changes. He does hope there soon. move might be more realistic year he holds the post of Co- to giver more coverage to the L.P.U. Sports Secretary now than it was two years ago. Leeds colleges and Polytechnic. Craig Tallents, together with LUU President Sally Ryder BY OUR MAN tA, THE As for politics, Jonny sees Services Secretary, Andy Crad- said, "We don't have -money to TETLEY BAR WITH THE himself as being on the left but dock and Jim Millar are now throw away." She stated that WET ELBOWS sees 'impartial reporting as an negotiating with Hull University she would favour a move to News Editor with Ross Welford, essential requirement for the to allow Leeds Poly sports teams Lloyds for the interim and ast year he was Co-Features paper: back. Their actions have been added. "personally I hope the Editor with Ross Welford and He felt that Leeds Student had approved by the Poly Administ- policy is changed." the year before that he was shown its independence from ration, and Jim Millar told JENNIFER SNEESBY Co-Sports Editor with Ross both the Poly and University Leeds Studer!t that he was 'hope- Welford. Union, "while I support them ful.' 11111=11111•1■111111•RIft. 1 Red Ladder Steve. p1D2avis s DraLgtrtow 12.6— imPl-huats,..s cocr4:1 I NSIDE: to Leeds PAGE Two • MORE PLEASE! Grants demonstration "best for years" by QUORUM' ously this one forgot! Saturday's demo was the best Stewart who argued that we agreed that the demo could have This was to be the boxing champ- must light for our rights as inde- been better organised. John Erskine commented: "I attended NUS demo by col- ionship of the century, or least of pendent adults instead of being am a little disappointed at the leges in West Yorkshire for "Many Exec. members were Tuesday lunchtime. In the one treated as older school children. already down in London and so result of the demo." years. LUU Tories showed their dis- corner stood the howling Tories. Ken Livingstone. leader of there weren't enough stewards. • in the other were the raving lef- John Erskine, NUS Area the GLC. told the rally to go We were told to organise it the taste at the f1.00 'freebie' to - London by submitting a motion ties and both sides were raring to Convener was pleased with the back to their student unions way we did, though. go. Only the SDP supporters response: "The University sent with optimism as a growing One coachful of university to the OGM. it suggested that an anti-cuts march should be separated them. and what could six coaches and the Poly four movement for change was on students were dropped at the he do? Referee Man the way. organised to Blackpool, with Tee was in and Park Lane did particularly finishing point of the march control though, and he declared everyone getting a-free stick of well with one coach." Questions have been raised as and had to make their way back the match open. to the overall effectiveness of to County Hall. Sally said that rock. The demo, protesting against Round one started and the val- the drivers had been given the government's proposed cuts the march and its organisation. uable prize of NUS business was instructions where to go - obvi- ZOE SMITH in grants and the abolition of the An NUS spokesperson esti- up for grabs. The contestants mated that 10.000 people travel allowance. marched from thought so anyway. Marcus Chef attended but there was no media County Hall to a rally in Bat- threw the first punch, a body coverage. tersea Park. Misleading flats blow to the Tory Party. They were Leeds Student: A Poly Exec. member com- He told racists, he claimed, because at "Other news that day hogged mented that it was the best sup- the last Party conference they the headlines.